Estimating Multiple Project Cash Flow Requirements
Spirit Aerosystems Facilities Projects group has experienced excess capital reserves for ongoing projects. Budgeted amounts have exceeded the requisite cash flow. We were provided with the cash flow history for 58 projects. Four types of cash flow profiles were identified but no consistent means of selecting a profile a priori was identified. It was concluded that further analysis may be able predict cash flow profile type based upon the identification of factors that affect delays in the billing/payment cycle.