Benchmarking

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

Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) is one of the most widely-used metrics. Accounts receivable professionals, financial analysts and investors employ the ratio to calculate the average number of days it… Read More

By Wayne Smith - Well-conceived programs and careful oversight of the AR function can offer credit and AR managers a prime opportunity to reduce working capital and minimize investment in accounts… Read More

Job one for many AR departments is getting the cash in; applying the cash and clearing paid invoices from the system is an “after step” to receiving and collecting, but it is a critical step.… Read More

Following are the results of a survey by IOFM, looking at several key accounts receivable metrics across operational organization, billing, terms, aging, receipts, and the principle AR metric DSO… Read More

Following are the results of a survey by IOFM looking at billing practices. Sixty organizations participated in the study, representing several industries and ranging in size from small to… Read More

A recent IOFM benchmarking survey looks at O2C and AR operational characteristics, including structure, order, billing and payment formats and process automation, along with key performance… Read More