Mechanism
Negative Cash Conversion Cycle
TL;DR
Negative cash conversion occurs when companies collect cash from customers before paying suppliers.
Companies with immediate use strategies can achieve negative cash conversion cycles - using supplier financing to fund operations.
Not applicable - this is a business mechanism. However, it parallels organisms that consume resources immediately rather than storing them, using the flow of resources through their system rather than building reserves.
Business Application of Negative Cash Conversion Cycle
Negative cash conversion occurs when companies collect cash from customers before paying suppliers. Costco achieves -1 day (sells in 29 days, pays in 30), Amazon achieved -20 to -30 days pre-2015, Apple achieves -70 to -90 days. This creates free capital - supplier financing funds operations.