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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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Personnel cost 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)" process that comes from personnel cost. The purpose of this process…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per process FTE
This measure calculates personnel cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per $1,000 purchases
This measure calculates personnel cost per $1,000 purchases to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing payments of operating…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel 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 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 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…