How Can Information Technology Be Used to Improve the Vendor

question 69

Essay

How can information technology be used to improve the vendor invoice approval process?

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Definitions:

Inventory Turnover

An index that measures how often a firm's inventory is sold out and resupplied over a set period.

Debt Ratio

A financial ratio that measures the proportion of a company's total debt to its total assets, indicating leverage and financial health.

Days' Sales in Inventory

A financial metric that indicates the average time in days that a company takes to turn its inventory into sales.

Dividend Yield

A financial metric that measures the annual dividends issued by a company compared to the price of its shares.