Managing Operating Assets to Improve Performance. A Management Application

Return on a company$$s net operating assets is commonly used to evaluate $$nancial performance.

One way to increase performance is to focus on operating assets.

REQUIRED

Indicate how this might be done in relation to the following asset categories. Indicate also any

potential problems a given action might create.

a$.$

Receivables

b$.$

Inventories

c$.$

Property, plant, and equipment

d$.$

Intangibles