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Top 10 Strategies for Reducing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Accelerating sales can increase DSO, but most often the cause is problems in the order-to-cash (O2C) pipeline affecting collections. Photo by Jonathan Wheeler on Unsplash ) The Consequences of Poor AR Performance First and foremost, poor AR performance impacts your cash flow, which causes financial strain and operational challenges.

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Are Your Credit & Collection Policies Aligned with Company Goals?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Credit management takes center stage when: New customers apply for credit terms. There needs to be a determination of the risk of the new account going delinquent or defaulting in accordance with your firm’s tolerance for credit risk. The resulting cash flow stress can cause a company to fail.

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6 ways to improve the order to cash process in your business

Credit Management Group UK

Effective credit management covers the entire Order to Cash, not just collection activity as many wrongly assume. You should then monitor the customer so you receive alerts when there are any changes in their credit score or circumstances.

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Eight New Year’s Resolutions to Improve your Commercial Credit Management in 2025

Credit Management Group UK

Start as you mean to go on Put a detailed strategy in place for your commercial credit management before Christmas so you can hit the ground running when you return for the New Year. Your strategy should incorporate the entire order to cash process and should have buy-in from all departments.

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How to Improve your Business’ Order to Cash Process

Credit Management Group UK

To reduce your risk of late payment, or no payment at all, we recommend you have a clear and proactive ‘Order to Cash’ Process, along with procedures that are up to date, relevant and adhered to by all functions within the business.

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Top Use Cases for Order-to-Cash

Emagia

Customer types can be summarized, with credit risks and trends fetched for each. By accurately forecasting cash flow, businesses can ensure financial stability and plan for future growth. Watch On-Demand The post Top Use Cases for Order-to-Cash appeared first on Emagia.com.

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Eight Signs a Customer Is Becoming a Problem Debtor

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Do you need help with your credit policies and procedures? The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager will analyze your situation to provide you with actionable insights for managing credit risk and shortening your cash conversion cycle.