O2C

IntroductionOrder-to-cash (O2C) is the cycle that begins with the sales order and ends when payment, or cash, is received. That is simple enough, but how an initial order for a product or service

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More U.S. companies are expanding sales overseas to high-growth markets in Asia and Latin America to compensate for slower growth in advanced industrial countries like the United States, EU market,… Read More

As many AR managers are realizing, despite all the benefits of electronic payments in accelerating cash, when it comes to the cash application process your AR staff still has to manually match these… Read More

Obstacles to AR Automation Almost three-quarters of the 130 AR pros responding to the IOFM survey cite one of the three following as their top obstacle to AR automation (see Figure): Difficulty of… Read More

IOFM’s survey polled 130 AR and credit pros from a wide range of industries to learn which AR/credit functions they automated in 2011, and which they planned to automate in 2012. Leading a list of… Read More

Your CFO or controller will have little trouble appreciating the benefits of a solution that cuts costs and increases efficiencies in AR. What they will require before signing off on the spend… Read More

For AR management, the current economic recovery, however welcome, has been accompanied by a troubling deterioration of customer credit, rising disputes and deductions, and heightened challenges… Read More

Pressure on AR to speed up and enhance the order-to-cash (O2C) cycle remains relentless. Drivers include the need to: reduce costs, gain continuous visibility into customer financial health, improve… Read More

A survey by the Institute of Financial Operations and the International Accounts Receivable Professionals (IARP) provides a wealth of insights regarding the adoption of electronic invoicing at U.S.… Read More

The spotlight is on AR as never before because receivables is in a unique strategic position to speed cash flow by collecting faster and reducing risk. In fact, AR has the largest potential impact on… Read More