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Cycle time in days from transmission of invoice to receipt of payment
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) that elapse from invoicing a customer to receiving payment for the invoiced line items. It is part of…
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Cycle time in days to resolve adjustments
This measure calculates number of days it takes to resolve adjustments. An adjustment is when an amount is changed due to an error/miscommunication between two parties…
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Total number of invoices billed to customers (current and delinquent) per FTE that performs the process "manage and process collections"
This measure calculates the number of invoices processed per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that performs the process "manage and process collections," which consists of…
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Number of adjustments/deductions per FTE that performs the process "manage and process adjustments/deductions"
This measure calculates the number of adjustments/deductions per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that performs the process "manage and process adjustments/deductions,"…
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Number of FTEs that perform the processes "process accounts receivable (AR)", "manage and process collections", and "manage and process adjustments/deductions" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees per $1 billion revenue that process funds received, whether by check or electronically; coordinate and…
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Systems cost to perform the process "manage and process adjustments/deductions" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the process "manage and process adjustments/deductions," which consists of creating and providing funds…
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Systems cost to perform the process "manage and process collections" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the process "manage and process collections," which consists of posting entries to respective accounts,…
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Systems cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process that comes from systems cost. The purpose of this process…
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Systems cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due from customers, including…
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Total cost to perform the process "invoice customer" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "invoice customer," which involves preparing detailed reports of customer purchases and…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "manage and process adjustments/deductions" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that perform the process "manage and process adjustments/deductions," which…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "manage and process collections" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that perform the process "manage and process collections," which consists…
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Outsourced cost to perform the process "manage and process collections" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "manage and process collections," which consists of posting entries to respective accounts,…
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Outsourced cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due from customers, including…
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Outstanding payment days as a proportion of standard payment days
This measure calculates outstanding payment days as a proportion of standard payment days. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that help companies optimize…
