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Personnel cost to perform the process "perform capital planning and project approval" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "perform capital project planning and approval," which consists of developing capital…
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Total cost to perform the process "perform capital project accounting" per process FTE
This measure calculates the total cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the process "perform capital project accounting," which consists of managing…
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Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the process "perform capital planning and project approval"
This measure calculates the percentage of total finance function full-time equivalent employees allocated to the process "perform capital project planning and approval,"…
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Percentage of invoice line items matched with a purchase order
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items matched with a purchase order. An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice. For example, an invoice for…
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Percentage of invoice line items which are manually keyed into the financial system
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items that are manually keyed into the financial system. An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice. For…
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Percentage of disbursements submitted electronically
This measure calculates the percentage of disbursements submitted electronically (e.g., via internet, credit/procurement card, or other electronic payments). A disbursement…
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Percentage of invoice line items approved by pre-approved procurement card
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items approved by pre-approved procurement card. An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice. For example, an…
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Percentage of invoice line items approved by pre-approved blanket codes
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items approved by pre-approved blanket codes, which allow pre-selected goods and services to be approved up to a…
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Percentage of invoice line items approved by evaluated (automatic) receipt settlement
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items approved by evaluated (automatic) receipt settlement (i.e. online matching between invoices, purchase orders, and…
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Percentage of invoice line items approved by replenishment/vendor managed inventory
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items approved by replenishment/vendor-managed inventory (VMI). An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice…
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Percentage of invoice line items approved by a method other than matching, procurement card, blanket codes, auto receipt settlement, or VMI
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items approved by a method other than matching, procurement card, blanket codes, auto receipt settlement, or vendor…
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Percentage of total annual number of disbursements processed which are duplicate or erroneous payments
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual number of disbursements processed that are duplicate or erroneous payments. A disbursement is a single remittance to a…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "manage and process collections" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the process "manage and process collections" that comes from personnel cost. Core components of this…
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Systems cost to perform the process "manage and process collections" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates systems cost to perform the process "manage and process collections" as a percentage of total process cost Systems cost refers to a variety of…
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Systems cost to perform the process "process customer credit" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates systems cost to perform the process "process customer credit" as a percentage of total process cost. Systems cost refers to a variety of expenses…