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Operational vs. strategic thinking in the credit function. (Selected Topic).

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| June 01, 2003 | Dennis, Michael C.; Lowe, Frank | COPYRIGHT 2003 National Association of Credit Management. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Operational or tactical level thinking and planning deals with how to make your systems, people and processes more efficient and effective. Strategic thinking and planning in the credit operation needs to address how the credit organization will need to be staffed, structured, trained and its operations coordinated in order for the department to be ready for the changes that will occur in the company and in the marketplace in the coming months and years.

The essential nature of credit risk management and commercial debt collection is operational. Add to this a built-in chaos factor, combined with the need for prompt action and quick decisions and you start to ...

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