# AR Automation for Manufacturers | InvoiceIQ AR by Analytos

> For manufacturers, receivables are often delayed before collections even start: goods ship, but the invoice waits until someone notices, finds the sales…

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Accounts receivable automation for manufacturers

# AR automation  
for manufacturers

For manufacturers, cash is often delayed before collections even start. InvoiceIQ AR removes the wait between shipping and invoicing.

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The question: What is the best accounts receivable automation software for manufacturers?

## The short answer

For manufacturers, receivables are often delayed before collections even start: goods ship, but the invoice waits until someone notices, finds the sales order and works out what actually left. InvoiceIQ AR by Analytos automates that invoicing step. It reads the shipping document, matches it to the sales order and fulfilment in your ERP, and raises the invoice priced from the order the same day.

## How it works

1.  Step 1
    
    Shipment document
    
    A bill of lading or shipment confirmation is uploaded on AR Scan.
    
2.  Step 2
    
    Read
    
    BOL number, ship date, sales-order number, customer, carrier and every commodity line.
    
3.  Step 3
    
    Find the order
    
    The sales order is pulled live, with what remains to invoice on each line.
    
4.  Step 4
    
    Match
    
    Customer, lines and quantities are checked against the order and the item fulfilment.
    
5.  Step 5
    
    Price
    
    Quantity shipped × the sales-order rate, coded to revenue from the order line.
    
6.  Step 6
    
    Approve and post
    
    The invoice is previewed exactly as it will land, approved, and posted; the order is drawn down.
    

## Manufacturing-specific problems it handles

| Pain point | What InvoiceIQ AR does |
| --- | --- |
| Shipping paperwork prints its own prices | Ignores them; every price comes from the sales order |
| Orders ship in several loads | Bills only what shipped; the rest stays open and bills when it goes |
| Billed goods that never left | Blocks the invoice when there is no recorded fulfilment |
| The same load invoiced twice | Draw-down means a BOL can never be invoiced twice |
| Customers dispute what shipped | Every line carries the fulfilment and the BOL behind it |

## What it deliberately does not do

InvoiceIQ AR does not run collections, dunning, cash application, remittance matching or customer AP-portal submission. It gets accurate invoices out sooner, which is where those processes begin. If you need them, pair InvoiceIQ AR with your ERP’s receivables module or a dedicated collections tool.

## Is this a fit?

### A good fit when

-   Invoices wait days after goods ship
-   Shipping documents are the trigger for billing
-   Orders often ship in part
-   You want invoices priced strictly from the order

### Not the right tool when

-   Your main problem is collecting on invoices already sent
-   You need cash application or remittance matching
-   You need submission into customer AP portals

## Evidence

-   CapabilityBuilt and verified end to end on the InvoiceIQ demo ERP. We are taking design partners.
-   TargetIn proposals we target customers invoiced within 1–2 days of the shipment document arriving. That is a target, not a measured customer result.

How we label claims: [evidence and claims policy](https://invoiceiq.analytos.ai/resources/evidence).

## Frequently asked  
questions

-   ### 
    
    It is built and verified end to end on our demo ERP, and we are taking design partners. It is not yet live with a customer.
    
-   ### 
    
    No. It automates the invoicing step. Collections and cash application stay with your ERP or a dedicated tool.
    
-   ### 
    
    The InvoiceIQ demo ERP today; the QuickBooks adapter is in progress. Other ERPs are an adapter against the same model.
    
-   ### 
    
    Always the sales order the customer agreed to, never the shipping document.
    
-   ### 
    
    It runs on the same engine, but it is a separate product for the opposite side of the trade: customer invoices instead of supplier bills.
    

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## See InvoiceIQ AR on your own documents

InvoiceIQ AR by Analytos: ai accounts receivable automation. A walkthrough starts with your real shipping documents and sales orders.

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