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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1 billion revenue to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due from customers,…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due from customers, including…
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Systems cost 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 systems cost. The purpose of this process…
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Systems cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due from customers, including…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per customer receipt
This measure calculates the total cost per customer receipt to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due from customers, including…
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Average value of a retail e-commerce order
This measure calculates average value of e-commerce orders. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate additional variables related to the…
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Average annual sales order value for a brick-and-mortar retail store
This measure calculates average sales order value for orders placed at the retail store. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to help companies minimize waste and…
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Cycle time in calendar days (including weekends) from the identification of a control violation until the violation is reported/communicated to the control or process owner
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) that elapse from the identification of a control violation until the violation is reported…
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Cycle time in days from reporting of a control violation until investigation is completed and remediation steps/control changes are developed
This measure calculates the number of days that elapse from reporting of a control violation until investigation is completed and remediation steps/control changes are…
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This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) that elapse from identification of change in risk until changes to risk management policies and…
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Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the processes "process accounts receivable (AR)," "manage and process collections," and "manage and process adjustments/deductions"
This measure calculates the percentage of total finance function full-time equivalent employees that process payments due from customers, including all funds received,…
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Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the process "process accounts receivable (AR)"
This measure calculates the percentage of total finance function full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that process payments due from customers, including all funds received,…
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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,…