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Percentage of FTEs that perform the process "perform general accounting" that perform management activities
This measure calculates percentage of full time equivalents (FTEs) that perform the process "perform general accounting" that perform management activities. Management…
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Percentage of customer receipts automatically applied to customer invoices without manual intervention
This measure calculates percentage of customer receipts automatically applied to customer invoices without manual intervention. An invoice is a bill prepared by a seller of…
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Percentage of invoices automatically generated and distributed without manual intervention
This measure calculates percentage of invoices automatically generated and distributed without manual intervention. An invoice is a bill prepared by a seller of goods or…
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Percentage of invoices that are customized
This measure calculates percentage of invoices that are customized (e.g., non-standard print and delivery formats). An invoice is a bill prepared by a seller of goods or…
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Percentage of customers that have complete self-service access to their order and billing information
This measure calculates percentage of customers that have complete self-service access to their order and billing information (i.e., customer can access order and billing…
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Cycle time in days to perform the process "invoice customer"
This measure calculates the cycle time in days to perform the process "invoice customer". The Process "invoice customer" includes [Preparing detailed reports of customer…
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Cycle time in days to perform the processes "process accounts receivable (AR)" and "manage and process collections"
This measure calculates the cycle time in days to perform the processes "process accounts receivable (AR)" and "manage and process collections". The Process "process accounts…
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Ratio of tax strategy to tax filing staff at the finance shared services center
This measure calculates the ratio of tax strategy to tax filing staff at the finance shared services center. Tax strategy staff set targets for periodic tax liabilities and…
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Cycle time in days to perform the process "process customer credit"
This measure calculates cycle time in days to perfom the process "process customer credit." The Process "process customer credit" includes [Evaluating and processing…
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Percentage change in asset maintenance cost as a percentage of asset value in the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage change in asset maintenance cost as a percentage of asset value in the past 12 months. This Supplemental Information measure is intended…
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Percentage change in return on fixed assets in the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage change in return on fixed assets in the past 12 months Return on fixed assets measures the productivity of assets employed at the business…
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Asset maintenance cost as a percentage of asset value
This measure calculates asset maintenance cost as a percentage of asset value . This Cost Effectiveness measure is intended to help companies understand this cost…
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Asset maintenance cost as a percentage of asset value measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates asset maintenance cost as a percentage of asset value measured 12 months ago. This Cost Effectiveness measure is intended to help companies…
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Percentage change in asset maintenance cost over the past 12 months attributed to AI
This measure calculates percentage change in asset maintenance cost over the past 12 months attributed to AI. This Cost Effectiveness measure is intended to help companies…
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Percentage of FTEs that perform the process "perform financial reporting" that perform the activity "prepare consolidated financial statements"
This measure calculates percentage of full time equivalents (FTEs) that perform the process "perform financial reporting" who prepare consolidated financial statements. The…