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Number of invoices processed per FTE that performs the process "process accounts payable (AP)"
This measure calculates the number of invoices processed per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that processes payments of operating expenses and other supplier charges. An…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that process payments of operating expenses and other supplier charges. It…
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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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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per process FTE
This measure calculates the total cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1 billion revenue to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing payments of operating…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable" per $1,000 purchases
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 purchases to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing payments of operating…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing payments of operating expenses…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per disbursement/payment
This measure calculates the total cost per disbursement/payment (i.e. single remittance to a supplier of goods or services to pay for the goods and services received) to…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per invoice line item processed
This measure calculates the total cost per invoice line item to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing payments of operating…
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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 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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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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Total annual number of vendor inquiries received by the business entity per FTE dedicated to the process "process accounts payable" that performs the activity "respond to AP inquiries"
This measure calculates the total annual number of vendor inquiries by the business entity full-time equivalent employee (FTEs) that performs the "process accounts payable …
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Total annual number of updates to the vendor master file per FTE that performs the process "process accounts payable"
This measure calculates the total annual number of updates to the vendor master file (i.e. complete listing of any trackable data set) per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee…
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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…
