The Optimization of Corporate Treasury Operations from a Lean Perspective

Year 2019, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 229 - 248, 30.08.2019

Hasan Kuas Göktuğ Cenk Akkaya

https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.578134

Abstract

Due to globalization in
corporate environment, it has become inevitable for companies to operate in a
multinational structure in order to make their assets sustainable. The
companies are necessarily expected to work simultaneously with many currencies
and banking products. In this context, the efficiency of treasury departments,
especially in multinational companies, is one of the indispensable factors for
the success of the company. Lean management is one of the most effective
methods to improve efficiency and reduce the cost. Lean management, in the
simplest terms, refers to the adaptation of lean manufacturing techniques used
in production areas to office conditions. The aim of this study is to increase
the corporate productivity by leaning the treasury department and treasury processes.
To achieve this objective, treasury processes of a multinational company has
been analyzed within the scope of business process management and interpreted
with a lean approach. As a result, it has been shown that it is possible to
reduce the number of transactions and to minimize the error rates in short and
medium term by using lean management techniques and it is revealed that the company
performance could be improved positively by reducing costs and minimizing the
possible losses.

Keywords

Lean Management, Corporate Treasury, Financial Performance

Yalın Bir Bakış Açısıyla Kurumsal Hazine Operasyonlarının Optimizasyonu

Abstract

Global anlamda ticaretin sınırlarının kalkması ile birlikte kurumsal şirketlerin varlıklarını sürdürülebilir kılmak adına çok uluslu yapıda faaliyet göstermeleri kaçınılmaz olmuştur. Çok uluslu yapının gereği olarak bu şirketlerin birçok para birimi ve bankacılık ürünü ile aynı anda çalışmaları beklenmektedir. Bu kapsamda özellikle çok uluslu şirketlerde hazine
departmanlarının verimliliği, şirketin başarısı için vazgeçilmez unsurlardan bir tanesi
olarak nitelendirilebilir. Bu çalışmada iş süreç yönetimi bakış açısı ile analiz edilen kurumsal
hazine süreçlerinin, yalın yönetim anlayışı ile optimize edilmelerinin
araştırmaya konu şirketin performansına etkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmanın ana hedeflerinden biri,
optimize edilen süreçler ile oluşturulan yeni hazine
organizasyonunun şirketin gelecek ihtiyaçlarına cevap verecek ve mevcut
verimlilik düzeyini
arttıracak
şekilde
yeniden yapılandırılmasıdır. Yapılan uygulama sonucunda, yalın yönetim teknikleri kullanılarak kısa ve orta vadede işlem sayısının düşürülmesinin ve hata oranlarının en aza indirilmesinin mümkün olduğu ortaya konmuş ve buna bağlı olarak maliyetlerin düşürülmesi ve olası kayıpların minimize edilmesi ile şirket performansının pozitif anlamda yönlendirilebileceği ortaya çıkmıştır.

Keywords

Yalın Yönetim, Kurumsal Hazine, Finansal Performans

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