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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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Personnel cost to perform the process "process expense reimbursements" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost per $1,000 revenue to process reimbursements to employees for the expenses incurred during the course of business. Activities include…
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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 days to approve and schedule T&E reimbursements
This measure calculates the number of days to approve and schedule travel and entertainment (T&E) reimbursements. T&E expenditures are the reimbursable expenses employees…
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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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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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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 group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" as a percentage of selling, general, and administrative (SGA) costs
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" as a percentage of selling, general, and…
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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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Total cost to perform the process "process expense reimbursements" as percentage of selling, general, and administrative (SGA) costs
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the "process expense reimbursements" 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…