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Due Diligence Doesn't End with the Credit Application

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Consequently, the credit manager was able to purchase credit insurance on his customer, and was therefore able to continue approving credit sales, within limits, to the chain store customer. Update credit applications: every 5 years, unless triggered sooner by a change in the business (e.g.,

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The Role of AI in Mitigating Credit Risk for Credit Managers and Reducing Default Rates

Emagia

Managing credit risk for B2B customers is critical for seamless order to cash (OTC) and working capital cycles. Businesses that follow traditional reactive strategies in OTC processes may find it difficult to collect at-risk future invoices, likely leading to large invoices going delinquent.

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The Role of AI in Mitigating Credit Risk for Credit Managers and Reducing Default Rates

Emagia

Managing credit risk for B2B customers is critical for seamless order to cash (OTC) and working capital cycles. Businesses that follow traditional reactive strategies in OTC processes may find it difficult to collect at-risk future invoices, likely leading to large invoices going delinquent.

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Don't Leave Converting Sales into Cash to Chance

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Even worse, the company’s stock price was depressed because of the company’s high Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) , a common measure of AR management effectiveness. Unless you have a relatively small number of customers who are financially strong and pay on time, you will need to develop an AR Management capability.

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7 Strategies to Reduce DSO and Enhance Cash Flow

Gaviti

Best Possible DSO Formula The formula for Best Possible DSO is: (Current Receivables x Number of Days in Period) ÷ Credit Sales for Period 7 Strategies to Reduce DSO Since DSO reduction is such an important element of your accounting operations, many companies turn to tools such as DSO reduction software to assist them.

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Are There Hidden Risks in Your AR Portfolio?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Economic circumstances may prompt a vendor to either tighten or loosen its credit policies and customer credit limits. Going beyond the impact of macroeconomic trends, a company’s customers operate in dynamic business environments, and for a majority of them, the credit risk they pose is either increasing or decreasing.