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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable" per $1,000 purchases
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 purchases 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 "process accounts payable (AP)" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total 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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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per disbursement/payment
This measure calculates the total cost per disbursement/payment (i.e. single remittance to a supplier of goods or services to pay for the goods and services received) to…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per invoice line item processed
This measure calculates the total cost per invoice line item 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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Number of receipts processed per $1,000 of revenue
This measure calculates the number of receipts processed per $1,000 of revenue. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help companies evaluate…
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Number of invoices processed per FTE that performs the process "process accounts receivable (AR)"
This measure calculates the number of invoices processed per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that processes payments due from customers, including all funds received,…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that process payments due from customers, including all funds received,…
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Percentage of total receipts that are processed error free the first time
This measure calculates the percentage of total receipts that are processed error free the first time. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that help companies…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due from customers, including…
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Number of receipts processed per FTE that performs the process "process accounts receivable (AR)"
This measure calculates the number of receipts processed per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that processes payments due from customers, including all funds received,…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per process FTE
This measure calculates personnel cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due…
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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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Total cost to perform the process "manage suppliers" per $1,000 purchases
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 purchases to develop and manage programs and policies for interacting with suppliers, and measure/improve their performance…