Late Invoices, Lost Money --Dickeson

We can't issue the invoice unless we have some kind of a count from the bindery or finishing. We can't collect cash for the job unless a proper invoice has been sent. Sometimes this is several days after the job has shipped.

Why Don't We Do That?

Perhaps it's time we put a stop to this practice. Why shouldn't we invoice the customer for the exact count ordered? Why shouldn't the invoice issue the moment the job ships? We simply specify in the contract that we will deliver the quantity ordered for the job, plus or minus a given percentage for count errors. We'd win some, lose some.