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Actual Open-to-buy retail inventory as a percentage of planned retail inventory
This measure calculates actual Open-to-buy inventory as a percentage of planned inventory. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to help companies minimize waste and…
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Retail customer lifetime value
This measure calculates customer lifetime value (CLV) for the retail operation. CLV is defined by the following equation: Margin * (Customer Retention Rate / ((1 + Discount…
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Annual percentage change in retail customer purchase frequency
This measure calculates annual percentage change in retail customer purchase frequency. Customer purchase frequency is defined as the number of times a customer has made a…
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Retail shopping cart abandonment rate
This measure calculates shopping cart abandonment for the business entity website. Shopping cart abandonment rate is calculated as follows: 100% - [Completed transactions as…
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Percentage of customers using your business entity's website for information gathering on your business entity's products/services
This measure calculates the average percentage of customers that gather information on a business entity's products/services via the website (companyname.com). It is part of…
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Percentage of customers using mobile applications for information gathering on your business entity's products/services
This measure calculates the percentage of customers that gather information on a business entity's products/services via mobile applications. It is part of a set of…
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Percentage of customers using traditional face-to-face contact for information gathering on your business entity's products/services
This measure calculates the percentage of customers that gather information on a business entity's products/services via traditional face-to-face contact. It is part of a set…
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Percentage of customers using indirect marketing for information gathering on your business entity's products/services
This measure calculates the percentage of customers that gather information on a business entity's products/services via indirect marketing (e.g., billboards, print, radio/TV…
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Percentage of total funding for KM program, initiative, or service from central/enterprise funding source
This measure calculates the percentage of total funding for the knowledge management (KM) program, initiative, or service that comes from central/enterprise funding source…
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Percentage of total funding for KM program, initiative, or service from allocations from business units, functions, or groups leveraging KM services
This measure calculates the percentage of total funding for the knowledge management (KM) program, initiative, or service from allocations from business units, functions, or…
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This measure calculates the percentage of total funding for the knowledge management (KM) program, initiative, or service that comes from sources other than central…
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Number of FTEs that directly support business entity's knowledge management program per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that directly support the business entity's knowledge management (KM)…
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Number of FTEs that directly support the knowledge management program as a percentage of total business entity FTEs
This measure calculates the percentage of business entity full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that directly support the knowledge management (KM) program, initiative, or…
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Onshore KM core group or center of excellence FTEs as a percentage of KM FTEs
This measure calculates percentage of KM FTEs (Full Time Equivalents that directly support the knowledge management program, initiative, or service) that directly support…
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FTEs embedded in business groups or co-located with business end users as a percentage of KM FTEs
This measure calculates percentage of KM FTEs (Full Time Equivalents that directly support the knowledge management program, initiative, or service) that directly support…