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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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Total cost to perform the process "process customer credit" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost as a percentage of revenue to perform the "process customer credit" process, which evaluates customers' credit-worthiness, typically in…
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Total cost to perform the process "process customer credit" per process FTE
This measure calculates the total cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the "process customer credit" process, which evaluates customers' credit…
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Total cost to perform the process "process customer credit" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1 billion revenue to perform the "process customer credit" process, which evaluates customers' credit-worthiness, typically in…
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Total cost to perform the process "process customer credit" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process customer credit" process, which evaluates customers' credit-worthiness, typically in…
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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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Percentage of invoice line items which are scanned into the financial system
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items scanned into the financial system. An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice. For example, an invoice…
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Percentage of invoice line items approved by two-way matching
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items approved by two-way matching. An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice. For example, an invoice for…
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Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the process "manage and process collections"
This measure calculates the percentage of total finance function full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process group "manage and process collection," which…
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Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the process "process customer credit"
This measure calculates the percentage of total finance function full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) allocated to evaluating customers' credit-worthiness. The finance…
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Percentage of invoice line items which are entered into the financial system via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items entered into the financial system via electronic data interchange (EDI). An invoice line item is a single entry…
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Percentage of invoice line items which are entered into the financial system via some other method than manual entry, scanning, or EDI
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items entered into the financial system via a method other than manual entry, scanning, or EDI. An invoice line item is…
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Number of credit reviews per FTE that performs the process "process customer credit"
This measure calculates the number of credit reviews per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that evaluates customers' credit-worthiness. It is part of a set of Staff…
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Total cost to perform the process "process customer credit" as a percentage of total order-to-cash process cost
This measure calculates the total cost to evaluate customers' credit-worthiness as a percentage of the total cost of the order-to-cash process, which includes managing sales…
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Number of active customers per FTE that performs the process "process customer credit"
This measure calculates the number of active customers per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that evaluates customers' credit-worthiness. A customer is considered active if…