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- Computer Skills and the Credit and Collection Function
- Consignments; Consignment Sales
- Credit and Sales; Using Salespeople as Collectors; Team Based Account Management
- Credit Department and Organizational Structure
- Key Activities of the Credit Department; Role of the Credit and Collections Department
- Credit Department Goals and Objectives
- Credit Department Organization; Centralized vs. Decentralized Credit Operations
- Credit Policy Overview
- Examples of a Credit Policy
- Divestitures
- Downsizing the Credit Department; Planning and Pitfalls; Outsourcing
- Economic Downturns; Recessions; Layoffs
- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
- Finding, Attracting, and Retaining the Best Employees
- Escalating A/R Problems to Management
- The Credit File; Keeping the Credit File Current
- Improving Inter-Departmental Relationships
- Lockbox; Bank Lockboxes; Improving Cash Flow
- Motivation and Performance
- UCC 1 Perfection by Filing
- Required Areas of Knowledge for a Credit Professional
- Impact of Bad Debt Write Offs; Bad Debt Losses
- Shipping Procedures
- Improving the Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Credit Function
- Building Bridges Between Sales and Credit
- Dormant Accounts
- Training Collectors
- Customer Retention
- Working Proactively in Credit and Collections
- Goal Setting for the Credit Department
- Myths about Credit Management
- Credit Practices
- Collection Practices
- Financial Analysis
- Financing Methods
- International Credit
- Laws and Regulations
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- Performance Measures
- Security Instruments
- Career Management, and Job Change
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- Tips on Creating Better Emails
- Generating Effective Credit Correspondence
- Exporting
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Examples of a Credit Policy
Several detailed Credit Policies are available for review at no cost at this website:
http://www.crfonline.org/orc/ca/ca-1.html