Resource Library
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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Data and Measures|
Expense Reimbursement Key Benchmarks: Consumer Products/Packaged Goods Industry
Prepared using APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking® in Accounts Payable and Expense Reimbursement, the table below highlights Key Performance Indicator (KPI) benchmarks for…
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Collections|
APQC's Process Classification Framework (PCF) - Cross-Industry and Industry-Specific Versions
This collection contains links to all the most recent versions of APQC's Process Classification Framework (PCF), including the cross-industry framework, all industry-specific…
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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) - Corrosion - PDF Version 1.1.1
APQC's Process Classification Framework® (PCF) is a taxonomy of business processes that allows organizations to objectively track and compare their performance internally and…
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Process Classification Framework|
APQC Process Classification Framework (PCF) - Consumer Products - Excel Version 6.1.0
Effective benchmarking requires common definitions and processes. Like a shared language, organizations need to make apples-to-apples comparisons to obtain accurate…
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In 2021, APQC's Marisa Brown along with DSCI's Kathy Colucci and Zoja Kukic interviewed three leaders from Japan Tobacco International (JTI) about the organization’s order-to…
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Developing a knowledge or process management program is never easy, but a time-tested framework can help you reach your goals faster and avoid common mistakes. In this…
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Cargill is one of the largest privately held corporations in the U.S. and a trusted partner for food, agriculture, financial, and industrial customers in more than 125…
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Advances in technology and analytics present many opportunities to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of HR. The Trending Tools and Technologies in HR series uses APQC…
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Advances in technology and analytics present many opportunities to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of HR. The Trending Tools and Technologies in HR series uses APQC…
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Articles|
What It Takes To Improve Employee Engagement
30% of employees in the United States, and 16% of employees globally, are engaged at work. For many employers, employee engagement programs are failing to meet objectives…
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lululemon is undergoing a multi-year procurement transformation that includes how to identify, secure, and develop talent to support the end-to-end procurement process. The…
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Reports & White Papers|
How to Build KM into Daily Work: Make KM Intuitive, Embedded, and Easy
This whitepaper outlines five best practices to embed knowledge and KM activities in the natural flow of employees' work. The recommendations focus on targeting the right…
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To update its data environment and processes to accommodate rapid growth and incorporate new digital tools, Soluciones Verticales used in-house process improvement and…
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Case Study|
Preparing for the Next Level of Financial Planning and Analysis: Building Materials Manufacturer Case Study
APQC recently interviewed the CFO of a privately-held building materials manufacturer about its practices and tools for financial planning and analysis (FP&A). This case…