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Days sales outstanding
This measure calculates the average number of days sales outstanding in accounts receivable for a business entity. Days sales outstanding is the length of time from when a…
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Overhead and other cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" as a percentage of total process group cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" that comes from overhead and other…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" as a percentage of total process group cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" that comes from personnel cost…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" process group, which consists of processing…
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Systems cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" process group, which consists of processing…
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Systems cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" as a percentage of total process group cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" that comes from systems cost. The…
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Total cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost as a percentage of revenue to perform the "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" process group, which consists of…
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Total cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1 billion revenue to perform the "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" process group, which consists of processing…
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Total cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" per process FTE
This measure calculates the total cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" process group,…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" per process group FTE
This measure calculates personnel cost per process group full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" process…
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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 group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" process group, which consists of processing…
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Number of invoices processed per $1,000 of purchases
This measure calculates the number of invoices processed per $1,000 of purchases. An invoice is a bill prepared by a seller of goods or services and submitted to the buyer…
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Percentage of FTEs that perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" that perform the activity "process payments"
This measure calculates the percentage of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process—which consists of processing payments…
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Total cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" as a percentage of selling, general, and administrative (SGA) costs
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" as a percentage of selling, general, and…