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Number of FTEs that perform the process group "recruit, source, and select employees" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that perform the process group "recruit, source, and select employees."…
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New employees as a percentage of total business entity employees
This measure calculates the percentage of new employees out of total business entity employees. As part of a set of Supplemental Information measures, it helps companies…
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Percentage of middle management/specialist new hire retention after 12 months
This measure calculates the percentage of middle management/specialist (i.e. managers with budgetary and/or supervisory responsibility who report to senior management and/or…
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Percentage of operational worker/office staff new hire retention after 12 months
This measure calculates the percentage of operational worker/office staff (i.e. employees who do not have any management responsibility) new hires who are still employed at…
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Percentage of senior management/executive new hire retention after 12 months
This measure calculates the percentage of senior management/executive (i.e. the highest-ranking officers and managers below executives) new hires who are still employed at…
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Percentage of new hire retention after 12 months
This measure calculates the percentage of new hires (middle management/specialists, operational workers/office staff, and senior management/executives) that are still…
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Days sales outstanding
This measure calculates the average number of days sales outstanding in accounts receivable for a business entity. Days sales outstanding is the length of time from when a…
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Percentage of total receipts that are processed error free the first time
This measure calculates the percentage of total receipts that are processed error free the first time. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that help companies…
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Days cash on hand
This measure calculates the number of days that an organization can continue to pay its operating expenses, given the amount of cash available, without any new revenue. This…
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Overhead and other costs to perform the process "manage sales orders" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead and other costs to perform the process "manage sales orders" per $100,000 business entity revenue. Overhead cost refers to expenses that an…
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Systems cost of the process "Manage sales orders" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates systems cost as a percentage of the total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders". Systems cost refers to a variety of expenses related to…
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Overhead and other cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates overhead and other cost as a percentage of total process cost to perform the process"manage sales orders". Overhead cost refers to expenses that an…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" as percentage of selling, general, and administration costs
This measure analyzes the portion of all costs associated with the process "manage sales order" in relation to the larger field of selling, general, and administration costs …
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Personnel cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the amount of personnel cost per $1,000 revenue for the process "manage sales orders." Personnel cost includes employee salaries/wages, bonuses,…