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To respond to Javier Lopez' query: 
1. a couple of years ago AI Magazine had an article specifically
   on this subject. The author likened the flow of cash through 
   a company to the flow of water into, through, and out of a system 
   of pipes and valves. The discussion reminded me of systems
   that model electrical circuitry.
2. Most intermediate accounting and finance texts treat the
   cash flow concept well. Usually, the most vexatious
   problem in predicting cash inflows is estimating revenues, so
   a good market analysis text may also help.
3. IEEE Expert recently devoted an issue to financial applications.
   There may be something there about your topic.