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Cycle time in days from receipt of invoice until approved and scheduled for payment
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) that elapse from receipt of an invoice until it is approved and scheduled for payment. It is part of…
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Cycle time in days to complete the annual budget
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) it takes to complete the annual budget. It is part of a set of Cycle Time measures that help…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per invoice processed
This measure calculates the total cost per invoice processed to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing payments of operating…
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Percentage error for the total sales forecast
This measure calculates total sales forecasting percentage error. It is calculated as the absolute value of ((Projected – actual sales) / actual sales) * 100.
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Total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting"—which involves developing periodic plans, budgets, and forecasts to…
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Overall forecast accuracy
Forecast accuracy compares forecasted sales for a specific period. Forecast accuracy is computed as 1 - the absolute value of (actual sales - forecast sales), divided by the…
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Total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting," which involves developing periodic plans, budgets,…
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Number of payables invoices processed per $1 million revenue
This measure calculates number of payables invoices processed per $1 million revenue. An invoice is a bill prepared by a seller of goods or services and submitted to the…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost as a percentage of revenue to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing payments of operating…
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Number of invoices processed per $1,000 of purchases
This measure calculates the number of invoices processed per $1,000 of purchases. An invoice is a bill prepared by a seller of goods or services and submitted to the buyer…
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Percentage of FTEs that perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" that perform the activity "process payments"
This measure calculates the percentage of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process—which consists of processing payments…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" as percentage of selling, general, and administrative (SGA) costs
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process as a percentage of selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) costs. The…
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Average elapsed time in calendar days (including weekends) from the time when a disbursement error is identified to the time it is fully resolved
This measure projects the average number of calendar days (including weekends) that elapse from the time a disbursement error is identified until it is fully resolved. It is…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per invoice processed
This measure calculates personnel cost per invoice processed to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing payments of operating…
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Overhead and other costs to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" that comes from overhead and other costs. The purpose of this process…