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Percentage of products that are based on common development platforms
This measure calculates the percentage of products that are developed on common platforms, providing companies with key data for their "perform discovery research" process…
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Percentage of receipts received manually
This measure calculates the percentage of receipts received manually. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that help companies optimize their "process accounts…
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Number of invoice line items per receipt
This measure calculates the number of invoice line items per receipt. An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice. For example, an invoice for 10 red books at $1.00…
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Number of customer accounts per FTE that performs the process "process accounts receivable (AR)"
This measure calculates the number of customer accounts per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that processes payments due from customers, including all funds received,…
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Number of active customers managed per FTE that performs the process "process accounts receivable (AR)"
This measure calculates the number of active customers managed per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that processes payments due from customers, including all funds…
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Total cost to perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" per $1,000 business entity revenue. Total cost is the…
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Percentage of new product/service development projects launched on time
This measure calculates the percentage of new product/service development projects that are completed and made ready for marketing/sale on time, relative to the launch date…
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Other cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates other cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" as a percentage of total process cost. Other cost refers to costs other than…
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Other cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates other cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $100,000 business entity revenue. Other cost refers to costs other than…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" as a percentage of total order-to-cash process cost
This measure calculates the total cost to process payments due from customers—including all funds received, whether by check or electronically—as a percentage of the total…
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Overhead cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates overhead cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" as a percentage of total process cost. Overhead cost refers to expenses that…
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Overhead cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $100,000 business entity revenue. Overhead cost refers to expenses that an…
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Outsourced cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due from customers, including…
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Percentage of receipts automatically matched to open items in the accounts receivable sub ledger
This measure calculates the percentage of receipts automatically matched to open items in the accounts receivable sub ledger. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency…
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Overhead and other costs to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process that comes from overhead and other costs. The purpose of…