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Percentage of total purchases procured via maverick buying
This measure calculates the percentage of total purchases procured via maverick buying, where an existing purchasing contract is ignored by employees. It is part of a set of…
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Total cost to perform the process group "procure materials and services" per $1,000 purchases
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process group "procure materials and services" per $1,000 value of material and service purchases. Total process cost is…
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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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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 "process accounts payable (AP)" as percentage of selling, general, and administrative (SGA) costs
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process as a percentage of selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) costs. The…
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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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Other cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per invoice processed
This measure calculates other cost per invoice processed to perform the process group "process accounts payable (AP)," which consists of processing payments of operating…
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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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Percentage of discounts available that are taken
This measure calculates the percentage of available discounts that are taken. A discount is a reduction in the amount of an invoice/bill to be paid if the entire amount is…
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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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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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Ratio of purchases to revenue
This measure calculates the ratio of annual value of all materials and services purchased to revenue. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help…
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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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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…