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Percentage of procurement process group FTEs associated with direct materials and services
This measure calculates percentage of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process group "procure materials and services", associated with direct materials…
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Average payment days for negotiated payment terms
This measure calculates average payment days for typical negotiated payment terms. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate additional…
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Percentage of procurement costs allocated to indirect materials and services purchases
This measure calculates percentage of procurement costs allocated to indirect materials and services purchases. Indirect materials and services are procured items and…
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Percentage of total value of direct materials and services purchased outside of country
This measure calculates the percentage of the total value of direct materials and services—the items and activities used to directly produce a product—purchased overseas…
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Other cost to perform the process group "procure materials and services" as a percentage of total process group cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the process group "procure materials and services" that comes from other costs. This process group…
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Percentage of invoice line items which are manually keyed into the financial system
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items that are manually keyed into the financial system. An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice. For…
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Percentage of disbursements submitted electronically
This measure calculates the percentage of disbursements submitted electronically (e.g., via internet, credit/procurement card, or other electronic payments). A disbursement…
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Percentage of invoice line items approved by pre-approved procurement card
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items approved by pre-approved procurement card. An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice. For example, an…
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Percentage of invoice line items approved by pre-approved blanket codes
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items approved by pre-approved blanket codes, which allow pre-selected goods and services to be approved up to a…
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Percentage of invoice line items approved by evaluated (automatic) receipt settlement
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items approved by evaluated (automatic) receipt settlement (i.e. online matching between invoices, purchase orders, and…
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Percentage of invoice line items approved by replenishment/vendor managed inventory
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items approved by replenishment/vendor-managed inventory (VMI). An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice…
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Percentage of invoice line items approved by a method other than matching, procurement card, blanket codes, auto receipt settlement, or VMI
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items approved by a method other than matching, procurement card, blanket codes, auto receipt settlement, or vendor…
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Percentage of total annual number of disbursements processed which are duplicate or erroneous payments
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual number of disbursements processed that are duplicate or erroneous payments. A disbursement is a single remittance to a…
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Total cost to perform the process "order materials and services" as a percentage of total procurement process group cost
This measure calculates the percentage of total cost for the procurement process that comes from costs to perform the "order materials and services" process, which involves…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" as a percentage of the total process cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process that comes from personnel cost. The purpose of this process…