day of CCC. 4. Brainstorm ways to improve your CCC and the 7 financial levers highlighted in the last chapter of this “Cash” section using the one-page CASh tool. Be sure to explore ways in all three general categories — shortening cycle times, eliminating mistakes, and changing the business model — for each segment of the CCC. 5. Choose one cash-improvement initiative every 90 days as one of your quarterly priorities (Rocks).