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Chapter9
TheRevenueCycle
Preparedby KentWilson UniversityofSouthAustralia
IntegratedProcessPerspective
RevenueCycleOverviewand KeyObjectives
Therevenuecycleconsistsofalleventsthatare involvedintheexchangeofgoodsandserviceswith customers,includingthecollectionofpaymentfor thosegoodsandservices Excellentcustomerservicemustbeprovidedatall times
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SourceDocuments
1. Customerorder 2. Orderacknowledgement 3. Creditapplication 4. Salesorder 5. Goodspackingslip
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StrategicImplicationsofthe RevenueCycle
Thelevelofsalesdrivesallotheractivitylevels withintheorganisation Inordertosurviveandprosperanorganisation I d t i d i ti mustnotonlyremainprofitable,italsomustbe abletoachievepositivecashflows Awellcontrolledrevenuecyclecanprovidea competitiveadvantagebyprovidingsuperior customerservice
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TechnologiesUnderpinningthe RevenueCycle
ERP(EnterpriseResourcePlanning)
o Improvestheintegrationofenterprise widedata
EDI(ElectronicDataInterchange)
o Enablestheexchangeofdatabetweentwoseparate computersystems
TechnologiesUnderpinningthe RevenueCycle(Cont)
XML(eXtensibleMarkupLanguage)
o Usedforonlinesalessitestoprovideefficientdata exchange
CRM(CustomerRelationshipManagement)
o Improvesunderstandingofcustomersandtheir interactionwiththeorganisation
DataandtheRevenueCycle
Revenuecycleactivitiesrequireaccessto: o Customerdata o Inventorydata y o Accountsreceivabledata
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RevenueCycleBusiness Decisions
StrategicLevel:
o o o o Pricesetting Salesreturn&warranty Provisionofcredit Cashcollection
OperationalLevel:
o Respondingtocustomer inquiries o Creditextension o Inventoryavailability o Deliverymethod o Cashreceiptallocations
RevenueCycleDocumentation
RevenueCycleContext
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RevenueCycleLogicalData Flows
RevenueProcessActivities
Process Customer Order
Ship Goods
Billthe customer
ProcesstheSalesOrder
Keyactivities: o Checkinventorylevels o Creditcheck o Createsalesorder
Backorderforgoodsnotavailable
Table9.3,p414summarisestheseactivities
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Pick,PackandShiptheGoods
Keyactivities: o Pickthegoods oP Prepareforshipping f hi i o Deliverthegoods Table9.4,p419summarisestheseactivities
BilltheCustomer
Keyactivities: o Checksalescompletion oC t i i Createinvoice Table9.5,p424summarisestheseactivities
ReceiveandRecordPayment
Keyactivities: o Receivepayment oR Recordpayment d t Table9.6,p427summarisestheseactivities
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Measuringrevenuecycle performance
OverviewofChapter9
Theobjectivesandstrategicimplicationsofthe revenuecyclewereestablished Technologiesthatunderpintherevenuecycle activitieswereidentified Bothstrategicandoperationalbusiness decisionswereoutlined
OverviewofChapter9
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KeyTerms
o o o o Backorder CRM EDI ERP o o o o Exceptionreport XML Post billingsystem Post billing system Pre billingsystem