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Inventory accuracy
This measure calculates average inventory accuracy, which is the absolute value of the sum of the variance between physical inventory and perpetual inventory (i.e. inventory…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing"—which plans, implements, and controls the forward and reverse flow and…
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Perfect order performance
This measure calculates the rate of perfect order performance, which refers to the act of flawlessly taking and fulfilling a customer order—including taking the order…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing"—which plans, implements, and controls the forward and reverse flow and…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates total cost as a percentage of revenue to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing". Total cost is the sum of personnel …
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Number of FTEs that perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" as a percentage of total business entity FTEs
This measure calculates the percentage of business entity full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who are employed to perform the process group "manage logistics and…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue who plan, implement, and control the forward and reverse flow and storage…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" as a percentage of the cost of continuing operations
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing"—which plans, implements, and controls the forward/reverse flow and…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" per process group FTE
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing"—which plans, implements, and controls the forward and reverse flow and…
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Percentage of sales orders filled completely from the primary sourcing location
This measure calculates the percentage of sales orders that were filled completely from the pre-determined warehouse or distribution center from which the product should be…
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Percentage of ship from stock orders delivered in full within 24 hours of order receipt
This measure calculates the percentage of the total number of ship-from-stock sales orders are shipped within 24 hours of order receipt. A sales order is any request to…
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Order line fill rate
This measure calculates the number of order lines filled completely, as a percentage of the total number of order lines. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures…
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Percentage of annual expedited orders resulting from documentation errors
This measure calculates annual percentage of customer orders in which actual delivery service level exceeded the normal service level due to documentation errors. It is part…
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Percentage of annual expedited orders resulting from inaccurate demand forecasts
This measure calculates annual percentage of customer orders in which actual delivery service level exceeded the normal service level due to inaccurate demand forecasts. It…
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Percentage of annual expedited orders resulting from information technology/system failure
This measure calculates annual percentage of customer orders in which actual delivery service level exceeded the normal service level due to information technology/system…