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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 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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Overhead and other cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per invoice processed
This measure calculates overhead and other costs per invoice processed to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing payments of…
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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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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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Outsourced cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced 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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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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Percentage of disbursements that are first time error free
This measure calculates the percentage of disbursements that are error free the first time. A disbursement is a single remittance to a supplier of goods or services to pay…
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Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the process "process accounts payable"
This measure calculates the percentage of total finance function full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) allocated to the "perform accounts payable (AP)" process, which…
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Percentage of invoice line items paid on time by the business entity
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items paid on time. An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice. For example, an invoice for 10 red books at …
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Percentage of invoice line items received electronically
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items received electronically. An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice. For example, an invoice for 10 red…
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Percentage of invoice line items that are matched the first time
This measure calculates the percentage of invoice line items that are matched the first time. An invoice line item is a single entry on an invoice. For example, an invoice…
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Percentage of invoices paid within the discount period
This measure calculates the percentage of invoices paid within the specified discount period. The discount period is the span of time in which an invoice must be paid in full…
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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…