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Data and Measures|
Summary of Open Standards Benchmarking Measures: Accounts Payable and Expense Reimbursement
The APQC Open Standards Benchmarking ® measure list concisely displays all of the measures currently available for a specific survey. These measures are organized by research…
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Articles|
Cycle Time in Days to Resolve Adjustments
A lengthy cycle time for billing adjustments can cause ripple effects for key finance processes like reporting and forecasting. After reviewing cross-industry data on cycle…
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Infographics|
Eliminating Adjustments Bottlenecks
Adjustments come about for perfectly understandable reasons. In some cases, customers might find that there was a mistake in their billing or that an order is delivered with…
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Tools & Templates|
Interactive Accounts Payable Tune-Up Diagnostic
Prepared using data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking Accounts Payable and Expense Reimbursement survey, this interactive diagnostic in Excel can help you compare your…
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Articles|
Invoice Processing and Greater Productivity
The practice of benchmarking is most effective when organizations measure and track key performance indicators both internally and externally. This is especially true when it…
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Improving your organization’s performance of AP processes year-over-year is all well and good, but is it good enough relative to other organizations? Benchmarking against…
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Infographics|
Cycle Time to Approve and Schedule T&E Reimbursements
After nearly coming to a standstill in 2020, business travel is bouncing back. As organizations return to or even surpass their pre-COVID levels of travel and entertainment …
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After nearly coming to a standstill in 2020, business travel is bouncing back. As organizations return to or even surpass their pre-COVID levels of travel and entertainment …
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Infographics|
Being Prepared for the Unexpected: Days Cash on Hand
Days cash on hand is a valuable liquidity metric that measures the number of days an organization can continue paying its operating expenses with the amount of cash currently…
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Articles|
How Many AP Employees are Needed?
Accounts Payable (AP) is a critical process for any organization, but it should not take an army of finance professionals to carry out AP. Leading organizations use…
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One key measure of productivity for accounts payable (AP) staff is the number of invoice line items processed per AP full-time equivalent employee (FTE). This article reviews…
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Articles|
Days Cash on Hand
Days cash on hand is a valuable liquidity metric that measures the number of days an organization can continue paying its operating expenses with the amount of cash currently…
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An optimized accounts payable (AP) process not only helps organizations take advantage of early pay discounts and favorable payment terms but is vital for cash flow…
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An optimized accounts payable (AP) process not only helps organizations take advantage of early pay discounts and favorable payment terms but is vital for cash flow…
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Infographics|
Cycle Time in Days to Resolve an Invoice Error
Invoicing errors occur for many different reasons and can lead to payment delays from customers. If they happen repeatedly, invoicing errors will also lead to an erosion of…
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