Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the process "manage sales orders"

This measure calculates the percentage of finance function full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who are allocated to the process "manage sales orders." Finance function FTEs take care of processes like financial planning, investments, taxes, and payroll. As part of a set of Supplemental Information measures, it helps companies evaluate additional variables impacting the "manage sales orders" process.

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Measure Category:
Supplemental Information
Measure ID:
102008
Total Sample Size:
3,880 All Companies
Performers:
25th Median 75th
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Key Performance Indicator:
No

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Compute this Measure

Units for this measure are percent.

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(Number of FTEs who perform the process "manage sales orders" / Number of FTEs who perform the function "manage financial resources") * 100

Key Terms

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FTE - (full-time equivalent employee)

To calculate the number of full-time equivalents employed during the year for each respective process or activity, you must prorate the number of employees and the hours spent performing each process/activity. Assume that a full-time worker represents 40 hours per week. Provide the average number of full-time equivalents employed during the year for each respective process. Include full-time employees, part-time employees, and temporary workers hired during peak demand periods. Allocate only the portion of the employee's time that relates to or supports the activities identified for an applicable process. Prorate management and secretarial time by estimating the level of effort in support of each activity, by process.

For example, a part-time secretary in the finance department for XYZ, Inc. charges all of his time to finance department activities. He works 20 hours per week. The secretary splits his time evenly supporting employees working in the general accounting process and the financial reporting process. Thus, his time should be allocated by process. So, if he works throughout the year and supports these two processes, his time would be split evenly as:

20hrs/40hrs = .5FTE * 50% for general accounting = .25FTE for general accounting

20hrs/40hrs = .5FTE * 50% for financial reporting = .25FTE for financial reporting

Supplemental Information

Supplemental information is data that APQC determines is relevant to decision support for a specific process, but does not fit into the other measure categories such as cost effectiveness, cycle time, or staff productivity.

Measure Scope

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Cross Industry (7.3.1)

  • 3.5.4.1 - Accept and validate sales orders (10194)
  • 3.5.4.2 - Collect and maintain account information (10195)
    • 3.5.4.2.1 - Administer key account details (10201)
    • 3.5.4.2.2 - Retrieve full customer details (10202)
    • 3.5.4.2.3 - Modify involved party details (10203)
    • 3.5.4.2.4 - Record address details (10204)
    • 3.5.4.2.5 - Record contact details (10205)
    • 3.5.4.2.6 - Record key customer communication profile details (10206)
    • 3.5.4.2.7 - Review involved party information (10207)
    • 3.5.4.2.8 - Terminate involved party information (10208)
  • 3.5.4.3 - Determine availability (10196)
  • 3.5.4.4 - Determine fulfillment process (10197)
  • 3.5.4.5 - Enter orders into system (10198)
  • 3.5.4.6 - Identify/perform cross-sell/up-sell activity (17404)
  • 3.5.4.7 - Process back orders and updates (10199)
  • 3.5.4.8 - Handle sales order inquiries including post-order fulfillment transactions (10200)