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Top 10 Strategies for Reducing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)

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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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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

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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. Readers of Your Virtual Credit Manager now have access to sharply discounted business credit reports from D&B, Experian, or Equifax through our partner Accredit.

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How Healthy Is Your Accounts Receivable?

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Photo by Mockup Graphics on Unsplash The old saying goes that you can’t manage what you can’t measure. That certainly holds true for business processes, including the management of your Accounts Receivable (AR) and the part it plays in the order-to-cash process. There are several ways you can calculate DSO.

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Misalignment Between Credit and Sales Spells Trouble

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In order for that to happen, everybody needs to be aligned in regard to sales and credit in general and the objectives of the order-to-cash process (O2C) in particular. The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager can help you bring in the cash. Are there past due accounts you are trying to collect?

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Avoid these Six Collection Myths

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A large percentage of past due invoices are caused by up-stream problems in the order-to-cash process. Readers of Your Virtual Credit Manager can now access sharply discounted business credit reports from D&B, Experian, or Equifax through our partner aaccredit. Learn More About Credit Reports 5.

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Evidence It's Time to Adjust Your Collection Practices

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These can include: Too little time spent collecting (due to other priorities or lack of staff) Lack of training and experience Order-to-cash (O2C) process breakdowns or weaknesses Credit policy too lenient Invoice accuracy issues Collection strategy not effective Economic headwinds And, the list goes on.

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Four Goals Guaranteed to Improve Cash Flow

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As part of that budget, you have likely made some accommodation for your accounts receivable (AR), probably in the form of a Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) objective based on past performance. Maybe you have factored in an incremental improvement in DSO, but how much thought have you given to how you are going to meet that budgeted goal?

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