Benchmarking

Share

Few AR leaders measure their team’s performance and even fewer benchmark their results against their peers. That’s an unfortunate takeaway from a recent survey of more than 200 AR

Read More

Days Sales Outstanding and Aging Payables are the only two measures tracked by most AR leaders, according to a recent survey by IOFM. But they can also be among the most misleading.

The formulas are

Read More
A. - (Answered by Lisa Lansaw CICP, Director, NAHC, Nidec Motor Corporation) In an increasingly volatile economic climate—with rising interest rates, shifting demand patterns, and global supply… Read More
Q. Which AR metrics do your leaders find most valuable? Examples include:  Days Sales Outstanding (DSO): Measures the average number of days it takes to collect payment after a sale. Cash… Read More
Q. I have some questions for the AR/O2C/C&C Advisory Panel: METRICS: We have a small team of two doing the AR work for our life insurance company. Do you look at daily volume of different… Read More
A recap of the IOFM AR | O2C | C&C Advisory Panel meeting of March 22, 2022  - Topics of discussion: Complexity of invoices. Vendors require invoice customization, which can become cumbersome for… Read More
Q. Which are the sources of information you might use to benchmark your DSO (days sales out) and DPO (days payable out) in your industry? A. (Answered by the IOFM Advisory Panel) ----- We have… Read More
Given today's cloudy economic picture, you can't afford not to have the clarity that comes from knowing your numbers. But what should you measure? REL Consulting, a division of The Hackett Group,… Read More
Beloved by upper management and Wall Street analysts, Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) is one of the most widely used metrics. However, DSO is the bane of many credit professionals. Their lament is that… Read More
Q. Which are the sources of information you might use to benchmark your DSO (days sales outstanding) and DPO (days payable outstanding) in your industry? A. (Answered by the IOFM Ask the Expert… Read More

Subscribe to our Monthly Insider

You may unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time. Diversified Communications | 121 Free Street, Portland, ME 04101 | +1 207-842-5500