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Overhead and other costs to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" that comes from overhead and other costs. The purpose of this process…
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Outsourced cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" as a percentage of the total cost of the process
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" that comes from outsourced cost. The purpose of this process…
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Percentage of invoice line items matched with a purchase order
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items matched with a purchase order. An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice. For example, an invoice for…
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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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Percentage of invoice line items which are scanned into the financial system
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items scanned into the financial system. An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice. For example, an invoice…
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Percentage of invoice line items approved by two-way matching
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items approved by two-way matching. An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice. For example, an invoice for…
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Percentage of invoice line items which are entered into the financial system via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items entered into the financial system via electronic data interchange (EDI). An invoice line item is a single entry…
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Percentage of invoice line items which are entered into the financial system via some other method than manual entry, scanning, or EDI
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items entered into the financial system via a method other than manual entry, scanning, or EDI. An invoice line item is…