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Fort Worth, Texas
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Thales Navigation, Inc.
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Technology Today
Coping with today's fast-paced change is difficult. Change can bury you if you're not ready. But at Credit Today we believe that today's technology tools present you with an extraordinary opportunity to make quantum leaps in productivity. Read on to learn about credit scoring models, document imaging, electronic check conversion, Internet bill presentment and payment systems, combating payment optimization programs, the use of E-mail, and enterprise sytems.
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Global Study on Connectivity Across the Corporate EcoSystem
January 22, 2010
SunGard study reveals requirements for increased connectivity between suppliers, buyers, banks and other trading partners. This corporate commercial EcoSystem of suppliers, buyers, banks & other trading partners is likely the most inefficient marketplace in the world. This market is inefficient because of lack of access and transparency of data combined with poor infrastructure and connectivity and the pervasive use of manual processes. The result is a high degree of friction across the EcoSystem. The basis of this study is grounded in the concept that the intrinsic value of any corporation is based on its ability to drive free cash flow in a predictable fashion. This study aims to uncover the primary areas to target to drive increased transparency, . . .
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CGI Announces Launch of CGI Enterprise Gateway®
December 3, 2009
Fairfax, Virginia, December 3, 2009 - CGI Group Inc., a leading provider of information technology and business process services, today announced the launch of CGI Enterprise Gateway®, a managed service that supports IT interfaces to third party services, helping clients significantly reduce overall costs and achieve greater efficiencies. . . .
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SAP Question: How are you all are storing and updating your collector notes?
November 12, 2009
I have what should be a simple question (I think). We are set to go live on 2/1. As of right now we are going to be converting our old system collector notes and putting new notes into the Credit Master Text via S_ALR_87012218. I'm having trouble with the date and time stamp changing for the entire notes file each time I update or add new notes. Our consultants haven't figured this one out yet (low on priority list), so I'd like to ask how you all are storing and updating your collector notes, and how I can get each note line to keep it's own unique date & time stamp. . . .
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CASE STUDY: Atlas Copco Improves Internal Communication and Lowers DSO with Receivables Technology provided by SunGard's AvantGard
October 2009
Atlas Copco, a leading provider of industrial productivity solutions, set out to locate credit and collections technology for its Australian shared service center (SSC) that could help the company to better connect employees and information throughout the organization, as well as lower days sales outstanding (DSO). Read on to learn the company's results. Background: Atlas Copco is a world leading provider of industrial productivity solutions. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the organization develops and manufactures industrial tools, compressed air equipment, construction and mining equipment, assembly systems, and offers related services and rentals. Atlas Copco's products are sold and rented . . .
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What's your experience with the check scanning process?
September 29, 2009
We currently use a lockbox to process our customers payments and are looking at using a remote deposit processing service provided by our bank to replace the lockbox. The fees for this service would include the purchase of a Epson Capture One check Scanner, a monthly fixed fee, per check scanning fee, and per electronic deposit ticket fee. Has anyone used this or any other check scanning process? Can you share your experience? . . .
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In SAP, how do you pull up customer aging that shows the last 12-month history?
August 26, 2009
We'll be piloting SAP/FSCM this winter. One of the most frustrating issues with SAP is the inability to draw up a customer aging that shows the last 12 months history. Having this ability in our legacy system gives us a great picture of how the customer has trended with his payments, allowing us to make more informed decisions about the future. Has anyone done some kind of ad hoc report or purchased a bolt on that would pull up this information in SAP? . . .
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What controls does AR have in SAP?
August 12, 2009
We are beginning implementation of SAP. What controls does AR have in SAP as far as Customer Master files, order entry, and credit/debit memos? Are these all handled by Credit/AR. . . .
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This month's topic: Processing of Credit Applications
Click here to participate!
We're examining:
- What information is being captured on credit applications
- What additional information is being requested during the credit app process (such as personal guarantees, financial statements, resale certificates, etc.)
- What the primary challenges are relative to the processing of credit apps
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