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Percentage of total purchases procured via maverick buying
This measure calculates the percentage of total purchases procured via maverick buying, where an existing purchasing contract is ignored by employees. It is part of a set of…
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Cycle time in days to generate complete and correct billing data
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) it takes to generate complete and correct billing data. It is a Cycle Time measure that helps…
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Cash-to-cash cycle time in days
This measure projects the amount of days it takes for an investment made to flow back into a company after it has been spent for raw materials. For services, this represents…
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Customer order cycle time in days
This measure calculates the average cycle time in days (including weekends) between order placement by the customer and order delivery to the customer for primary products…
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Customer shipment to delivery cycle time in days
This measure calculates the cycle time in days from when the product is shipped until it ends with customer delivery and acceptance. It is a Cycle Time measure that helps…
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Cycle time in days for credit approval
This measure calculates the average number of calendar days (including weekends) it takes to receive credit approval. It is a Cycle Time measure that helps companies analyze…
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Cycle time in days from transmission of invoice to receipt of payment
This measure calculates the number of calendar days that elapse from invoicing a customer to receiving payment for the invoiced line items. It is part of a set of Cycle Time…
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Cycle time in days to resolve an invoice error
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) it takes to resolve a detected invoice error. It is a Cycle Time measure that helps companies analyze…
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Finished goods inventory days of supply
This measure calculates total finished goods inventory days of supply by dividing "finished goods inventory" by the "value of transfers divided by 365 days." The value of…
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Finished goods inventory turns
This measure calculates finished goods inventory turns by dividing cost of goods sold (COGS) for the year by the average value of month-end finished goods inventory for the…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "manage and process collections" per process FTE
This measure calculates personnel cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the process "manage and process collections," which consists of posting…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage and process adjustments/deductions" per process FTE
This measure calculates the total cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the process "manage and process adjustments/deductions," which consists of…
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Total cost to perform the processes "process accounts receivable (AR)", "manage and process collections", and "manage and process adjustments/deductions" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to process funds received, whether by check or electronically; coordinate and follow through on collecting payments…
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Number of receipts processed per FTE that performs the processes "process accounts receivable (AR)", "manage and process collections", and "manage and process adjustments/deductions"
This measure calculates the number of receipts processed per full time equivalent (FTE) that performs the processes "process accounts receivable (AR)", "manage and process…
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Other cost to perform the process "invoice customer" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates other cost to perform the process "invoice customer" as a percentage of total process cost. Other cost refers to costs other than personnel, equipment…