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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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Cycle time in days from receipt of invoice until approved and scheduled for payment
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) that elapse from receipt of an invoice until it is approved and scheduled for payment. It is part of…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per invoice processed
This measure calculates the total cost per invoice processed to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing payments of operating…
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Cycle time in days from transmission of invoice to receipt of payment
This measure calculates the number of calendar days that elapse from invoicing a customer to receiving payment for the invoiced line items. It is part of a set of Cycle Time…
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Number of payables invoices processed per $1 million revenue
This measure calculates number of payables invoices processed per $1 million revenue. An invoice is a bill prepared by a seller of goods or services and submitted to the…
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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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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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Number of invoice line items processed per FTE that performs the process "process accounts payable (AP)"
This measure calculates the number of invoice line items processed per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that processes payments of operating expenses and other supplier…
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Number of invoiced line items per $1,000 purchases
This measure calculates the number of invoiced line items per $1,000 purchases. An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice. For example, an invoice for 10 red books…
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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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Cycle time in days from receipt of invoice until payment is transmitted
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) that elapse from the receipt of an invoice until actual payment is transmitted. It is a Cycle Time…
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Cycle time in days to resolve an invoice error
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) it takes to resolve a detected invoice error. It is a Cycle Time measure that helps companies analyze…
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Cycle time in hours from receipt of invoice until data entered into the system
This measure calculates the number of hours between receiving an invoice to entering its data into the accounts payable/invoicing system. It is a Cycle Time measure that…
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Number of disbursements per FTE that performs the process "process accounts payable (AP)"
This measure calculates the number of disbursements per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that processes payments of operating expenses and other supplier charges. A…
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Systems cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per invoice processed
This measure calculates systems cost per invoice processed to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing payments of operating expenses…