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When leaders hear the phrase ‘process improvement,’ it makes sense that technologies like automation or generative AI might come to mind. However, management accounting…
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Knowledge Management (KM) professionals strive to achieve a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration through the implementation of KM strategies, approaches, processes,…
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What Supports Accurate Spend Analysis
Supply chain organizations are always looking for greater visibility into spending. Spend analysis enables procurement professionals to identify the value of spending with…
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Presentation Slides|
Sustainability in Supply Chains: Navigating the ESG Landscape
These presentation slides correspond to an April 2024 webinar where Marisa Brown, APQC's Senior Principal Research Lead for Supply Chain Management, co-presented with Craig…
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Total Cost to Acquire Talent
Two trends are putting significant pressure on the cost to acquire talent: 1) scarcity of talent with the latest, most-in-demand skills and 2) competition to provide a…
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Talent Acquisition Tune-Up Diagnostic
In a competitive talent market, successfully meeting business objectives requires talent acquisition practices that differentiate your organization from other employers. Yet,…
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Effective customer service helps ensure that your customers are repeat buyers, your brand maintains a good reputation, and the money you invest in customer service is well…
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Data and Measures|
Product Development Key Benchmarks: Cross-Industry
With data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking in product development, this article highlights important product development benchmarks for organizations.Metrics provided…
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Data and Measures|
Product Development Key Benchmarks: Consumer Products/Packaged Goods Industry
Featuring data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking in product development, this table highlights product development benchmarks for organizations in the consumer products…
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Data and Measures|
Accounts Payable Key Benchmarks: Government/Military Industry
Prepared using data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in accounts payable, this table highlights financial management key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for…
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Accounts Payable Key Benchmarks: Financial Services/Banking Industry
Prepared using APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking in accounts payable survey, this table highlights Accounts Payable and Expense Reimbursement (APER) key performance…
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Accounts Payable Key Benchmarks: Electronics Industry
Prepared using data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarkingin accounts payable, this table highlights financial management key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for…
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Accounts Payable Key Benchmarks: Distribution/Transportation Industry
Prepared using data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking in accounts payable, this table highlights financial management key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for…
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Data and Measures|
Accounts Payable Key Benchmarks: Consumer Products/Packaged Goods Industry
Prepared using data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in accounts payable, this table highlights financial management key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for…
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Accounts Payable Key Benchmarks: Healthcare Industry
Prepared using data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking accounts payable, this table highlights financial management key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for…