Receivables Management and Credit Risk in a Selected Company

The master's thesis is focused on the issue of receivables management and credit risk. The aim is to describe and evaluate the selected company's business strategy to receivables and credit risk management. Furthermore, the aim is to propose measures to improve this strategy of the company. The thesis is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The analysis of the company is focused on the company's strategy in providing business loans, evaluating and monitoring the purchasers, setting their business conditions and solving problem debts. In this thesis, the current strategy of the company is evaluated, and new measures are proposed. The recommended improvements will increase the number of customers and the competitive ability of the analysed company. In the main part of the thesis, it is proposed to group together the customers of the company that share the same or similar characteristics using a cluster analysis. The implementation of such analysis can help the company to better identify its customers and consequently to provide their customers with more suitable business and credit conditions. Furthermore, a system for debt collection is proposed and an investment in a supplementary instrument to the existing accounting system is recommended. The cost of the investment is compared with the cost of the time spent generating and sending reminders. The recommended improvements will increase the number of customers and the competitive ability of the analysed company