Decoding Post-Audit Deductions in 2025 for Suppliers
In your retail supply chain lies a silent drain, eating away at your profit margins. Post audit deductions have a knack for delaying recoveries. They confuse suppliers by making an appearance months after the initial transactions.
Walmart PO Numbers & NOVA Tool: The Ultimate Supplier Guide
Strong Purchase Order (PO) management helps suppliers maintain smooth operations and build reliable relationships with major retailers like Walmart. PO errors can lead to shipment delays, invoicing issues, and costly deductions.
Days Sales Outstanding vs. Accounts Receivable Turnover
DSO is the average number of days it takes your company to collect payment after a sale has been made. Tracking cash flow and accounts receivable (AR) efficiency in retail supply chains is essential. It’s especially important when suppliers face frequent ...
Receivables Performance Management: Struggle to Strategy
For many suppliers and CPG companies, chasing payments, resolving deductions, and juggling spreadsheets is a constant uphill battle. But it must not be this way. In today’s fast-paced world of retail and distribution, managing receivables well isn’t just ...
Reconciliation Discrepancies: What to Know in 2025
Financial reconciliation is the backbone of accurate accounting and transparent financial reporting. When discrepancies arise, they can lead to serious business risks, from reporting errors and missed revenue to potential fraud.
Best Buy Deduction Codes Explained: A Complete Guide
Best Buy deduction codes are essential identifiers that explain why funds have been withheld from vendor payments. These codes, used throughout Best Buy’s AP Visibility portal, relate to everything from freight discrepancies to advertising programs. ...
Cash Flow Metrics: What to Track and Why It Matters
Cash flow is the heartbeat of every business. You might be generating sales or even showing profits, but without healthy cash flow, daily operations, investments, and growth can come to a standstill. That’s why understanding and tracking the right cash ...
Vendor Routing Guide: Purpose, Process, and Compliance
In retail supply chains, few documents are more critical and more frequently overlooked than the vendor routing guide. This document outlines how suppliers should ship goods to a retailer’s distribution centers, detailing everything from packaging ...
The E-Commerce Boom: A Game Changer for Suppliers
Online shopping is growing faster than ever, with global e-commerce sales expected to reach $7 trillion by 2025. As more people prefer to shop online, retailers work harder to meet customer demands, deliver orders quickly, and manage their stock ...
CVS Deduction Codes Explained: A Complete Overview
CVS Health uses a wide range of deduction types to manage supplier payments. The most commonly known category among vendors is called Warehouse Payables, which includes issues like shortages, case pack errors, and pricing discrepancies. CVS also issues ...