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Top 10 Strategies for Reducing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)

Your Virtual Credit Manager

The primary way most companies measure AR performance involves looking at the Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) metric. Accelerating sales can increase DSO, but most often the cause is problems in the order-to-cash (O2C) pipeline affecting collections. Your Virtual Credit Manager is a reader-supported publication.

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Tackling Customers that Always Pay Late

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Chronic Late Payers There is also likely a substantial segment of your customers (often 20 percent or more) who will regularly pay significantly beyond the terms of sale. This creates cash flow shortages, an increased risk of bad debt, and a significant work requirement to mitigate the impact of late payments.

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Is Your Company Ready for a Downturn in the Economy?

Credit Research Foundation

According to CRF’s data, companies that invest in credit risk management training and resources experience lower bad debt write-offs and improvements in Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) during economic downturns.

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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

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The sales team learned very quickly that eliminating the friction from the billing and payment processes facilitated earlier customer payments, hence larger commissions. The bottom line was a 13 percent reduction in Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) over a 6 month period in conjunction with invoice accuracy rising above 90 percent.

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Are Your Collection Efforts Getting the Priority They Deserve?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

billion in annual sales was dissatisfied with the management of its Accounts Receivable (AR). Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) was at 63 days on predominantly Net 30 day terms. Collection Prioritization Drives Performance Improvement A medical device manufacturer with $1.6

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Misalignment Between Credit and Sales Spells Trouble

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Here’s a rundown of the issues that arise from misalignment and a lack of risk awareness: Delays Processing Orders : If credit approvals are slow or inconsistent, sales orders may be held up, resulting in frustrated customers, sales reps, and potentially lost revenue.

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11 Signs Your AR Portfolio May Be at Risk

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Rising Days Sales Outstanding DSO measures the average number of days it takes to collect payment after a sale. A growing volume of receivables overdue by more than 90 days indicates you are having severe challenges collecting payments before then, posing a significant risk of write-offs or bad debts.

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