Verzögerte Abrechnung und Zahlungsflüsse mit Concession-Lieferanten

Definition

Inventory-control and event‑management tools marketed in Australia emphasise the value of integrated resource and inventory booking for accurate billing and faster reporting, suggesting that manual processes delay and complicate settlements.[1][3][4] Where a circus manually compiles sales reports from multiple tills and vendors, reconciles them with inventory withdrawals, and then calculates commissions or cost‑of-goods adjustments in spreadsheets, invoicing often slips to monthly or even later. This extends Days Sales Outstanding (DSO). If average vendor invoices and rechargeables total AUD 500,000–1,000,000 outstanding across the season, every extra 30 days of DSO ties up that amount of working capital. Assuming a realistic opportunity cost of 8–10% p.a. on that capital (finance cost or forgone return), the drag is around AUD 40,000–100,000 annually. In addition, similar inventory-control case studies report weekly time savings of around 35 hours from better systems, which in this context would translate into 20–40 hours per month saved in reconciliation and settlement work for a mid-sized circus operation.[1]

Why This Matters

The Pitch: Australian circus operators handling dozens of vendors and events can free up AUD 100,000–300,000 in working capital and cut 20–40 admin hours per month by automating POS-based settlement reports and invoice generation per vendor and event.

Affected Stakeholders

Finance Manager, Accounts Receivable Clerk, Vendor Relations Manager, Event Accountant

Related Business Risks