Wholesale Hardware, Plumbing, Heating Equipment Business Guide
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Verzögerte Kreditprüfung und Zahlungsverzögerungen
20-40 Tage verzögerte Zahlungseinnahmen pro Kunde; 2-5% Umsatzverlust durch Cashflow-EngpässeKreditgenehmigungen bei traditionellen Banken dauern mehrere Wochen, während Online-Lender Tage benötigen. Dies verursacht hohe Accounts Receivable Days in der Hardware-Wholesale-Branche mit langen Zahlungsfristen.
Verlorene Aufträge durch lange Kreditprüfungszeiten
10-20% Neukundenverluste; €10.000-50.000 pro verpasstem GroßauftragWährend Online-Lender innerhalb von 24 Stunden entscheiden, blockieren traditionelle Banken Wochen. Im wettbewerbsintensiven Plumbing/Heating-Markt führt dies zu Churn.
Zahlungsverzögerungen und hohe Außenstände (Days Sales Outstanding)
€56 billion annual national cash flow loss (Germany). Per company: 2-5% of annual revenue tied up in receivables for 20-40 extra days = €50,000-€250,000 per €1M revenue annually.In Germany, 9% of B2B invoices are not paid within agreed payment periods. Late payments create cumulative working capital drag, especially in hardware/plumbing wholesale where average invoice values are high (€500-€5,000+). Manual dunning workflows delay payment reminders by 5-10 days. Missing or incorrect remittance advices prevent timely cash application, extending cash conversion cycles by 20-40 days.
Manuelle Verarbeitung und Rechnungsverwaltung (Manual AR Process Bottleneck)
400-800 hours monthly = 2-4 FTE at €45,000-€55,000 salary = €90,000-€220,000 annually per €10M wholesale company. Lost capacity = 5-10% slower revenue collection = €50,000-€100,000 in delayed cash inflow.Manual AR processes in German wholesale operate at 30-40% efficiency. Tasks include: manual invoice creation (5 min/invoice), email distribution (2 min/invoice), payment allocation (10-15 min/non-matching payment), dunning letter generation (3 min/reminder), dispute resolution (20-30 min/case). With 10,000 invoices/month and 15% payment matching issues, finance teams spend 400-600 hours monthly on pure transaction processing, leaving minimal time for proactive collections or credit management.