Tales From the Road – Who Owns the Accounts Receivable Aging?

Jun 1, 2023 | Consulting

Tales From the Road – Who Owns the Accounts Receivable Aging?   2023 has been a very busy time for my credit consulting role. While helping petroleum companies sharpen up their credit and collections processes, it’s become apparent that the escalated price of...

Do Customers Consider Your Invoices a Tier One or Tier Two Payable?

Apr 21, 2023 | Consulting

Do Customers Consider Your Invoices a Tier One or Tier Two Payable?   The economic climate in 2023 has dramatically changed in comparison to recent years, and is continuing to evolve as this country faces inflation, rising interest rates and other economic...

Create a System for Departmental Teamwork

Dec 14, 2022 | Consulting

Empower Your Employees to Improve Efficiencies The complexity of running a petroleum distribution company can be mind-boggling. Adding to the huge number of pieces, parts, activities, departments, and software of this huge machine is the fact that most jobbers are...

Boost Cash Flow with Win/Win Customer Offering!

Aug 16, 2022 | Consulting

Boost Cash Flow with Win/Win Customer Offering!     The historically high price of petroleum products is certainly creating some heartburn this summer of 2022. Managing cash flow and keeping suppliers, bankers and other business partners happy has become...

Credit Department Strategies for Record High Petroleum Pricing

Jun 27, 2022 | Consulting

Credit Department Strategies for Record High Petroleum Pricing   Looking back on articles I’ve written for the Below the Line Club, I noticed an article I wrote in April 2020, “COVID19: Proactive Credit Management in Times of Economic Disruption.” Today, April...