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APQC’s Resource Library is your source for timely and topical information to help you meet your most complex business process and knowledge management challenges. Explore our ever-growing collection of more than 8,600 research-based best practices, benchmarks and metrics, case studies, and other valuable APQC content.
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IMA survey report highlights the value of certifications on the job market as employers seek talent with proven skills. As employers become more open to different ways of…
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Measuring Financial Forecasting Efficiency
As firms grow, so do their financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting teams. We are examining the number of employees engaged in synthesizing financial data to develop…
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For some organizations, processing accounts payable (AP) is a time-consuming, detail-intensive endeavor. For others, it’s a quick and easy task. After reviewing APQC’s cross…
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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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Duplicate or erroneous payments in AP can add up to substantial monetary loses, along with the lost time and resources an organization will expend trying to correct…
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Many large, US-based organizations view hoarding cash as prudent practice. To keep more cash on hand, these companies pay their bills slowly, which means their vendors and…
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Inside many tech companies last year, widespread layoffs had the desired effect of improving, at least on the surface, what some investors and industry observers consider a…
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Get cash more quickly by reducing the time between invoice processing and customer payment. In the wake of widespread recession fears, high interest rates, and peak…
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Given the rising number of cyberattacks, it’s not surprising to see organizations implementing controls around asset management, requiring multi-factor authentication,…
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Automating at least some of your internal controls is quickly becoming the bare minimum for effective corporate governance these days. But automated controls need to send the…
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AI in the Expense Reimbursement Process
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many operational processes by automating complex tasks, enhancing efficiency, and reducing human error. Through our Expense…
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Maximizing tax savings through accurate depreciation deductions is an easy way CFOs can ensure a finance organization is doing everything it can to manage costs and protect…
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Haphazard decisions about how promptly to pay bills can damage strategic relationships and cause organizations to miss out on business or investment opportunities. Finding…
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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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Particularly among small and medium-sized organizations, late customer payments are increasingly impeding cashflow management, negatively affecting strategic decision making,…
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(1 - 5 of 1065 Results)Business entity revenue per business entity FTE
Selling, general, and administrative (SGA) costs as a percentage of business entity revenue
Total cost of continuing operations as percentage of revenue
Number of FTEs that perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" per $1 billion revenue
Number of FTEs that perform the process "manage financial policies and procedures" per $1 billion revenue
