Repair Shop Parts Inventory: 30% Tied Up Capital (Accelerate Turnover)
Mobile phone repair shop SGD 200K annual revenue. Parts inventory: SGD 50K (6 months of stock). Turnover: 4x/year (sell through entire inventory every 3 months). Working capital: SGD 50K tied up = 25% of annual revenue. Cost of capital: 4% = SGD 2K/year. Optimization: reduce to 90-day stock (SGD 30K) via just-in-time + supplier reliability = free SGD 20K + save SGD 800/year interest.
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