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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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Days sales outstanding
This measure calculates the average number of days sales outstanding in accounts receivable for a business entity. Days sales outstanding is the length of time from when a…
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Number of receipts processed per $1,000 of revenue
This measure calculates the number of receipts processed per $1,000 of revenue. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help companies evaluate…
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Number of invoices processed per FTE that performs the process "process accounts receivable (AR)"
This measure calculates the number of invoices processed per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that processes payments due from customers, including all funds received,…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that process payments due from customers, including all funds received,…
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Percentage of total receipts that are processed error free the first time
This measure calculates the percentage of total receipts that are processed error free the first time. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that help companies…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due from customers, including…
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Number of receipts processed per FTE that performs the process "process accounts receivable (AR)"
This measure calculates the number of receipts processed per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that processes payments due from customers, including all funds received,…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per process FTE
This measure calculates personnel cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due…
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Average time-to-market in days for all products (including product improvements and extensions)
This measure calculates the average number of calendar days required to design, test market, and manufacture/deliver all types of new products (including product improvements…
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Compounded annual growth rate of R&D costs over the past three reporting periods
This measure helps companies project the compound annual growth rate of R&D costs over the previous three reporting periods. R&D costs include all labor, materials, and…
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Cycle time in days from the start of design and development through completion of test marketing for existing product/service improvement projects
This measure calculates the number of calendar days from the start of design and development for a product/service (beginning when resources are assigned) through completion…
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Cycle time in days from the start of design and development through completion of test marketing for new product/service development projects
This measure calculates the number of calendar days from the start of design and development for a product/service (beginning when resources are assigned) through completion…
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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the process "prepare for production/service delivery" as a percentage of total function FTEs
This measure calculates number of full time equivalents (FTEs) (including external) that perform the process "prepare for production/service delivery" as a percentage of…
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Total cost to perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" as a percentage of total function cost
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" as a percentage of total cost to perform the function …