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Response time in minutes for inbound requests coming from call backs
This measure calculates response time in minutes for inbound requests (i.e. queries initiated by the customer) coming from call backs. It is part of a set of Cycle Time…
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First contact resolution rate for dedicated mobile applications ("apps")
This measure calculates the percentage of questions/issues received that are answered, addressed, and resolved by the end of the customer's initial contact when it's received…
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First contact resolution rate for postal mail
This measure calculates the percentage of questions/issues received that are answered, addressed, and resolved by the end of the customer's initial contact when it's received…
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First contact resolution rate for web self-service contacts
This measure calculates the percentage of questions/issues received that are answered, addressed, and resolved by the end of the customer's initial contact when it's received…
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Total cost to perform the process group "deliver service to customer" as a percentage of total supply chain function cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost of the supply chain function allocated to the process group "deliver service to customer," which involves validating…
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Outsourced cost to perform the process group "manage employee information" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost to perform the process group "manage employee information" per $1,000 revenue. Outsourced cost refers to the total cost of outsourcing…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "manage employee information" per process group FTE
This measure calculates personnel cost to perform the process group "manage employee information" per process group full-time equivalent employee (FTE). Personnel cost refers…
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Total cost to perform the process group "deliver service to customer" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "deliver service to customer" per $1000 business entity revenue. Total cost is the sum of personnel …
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Total cost to perform the process group "deliver service to customer" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "deliver service to customer" per $1 billion revenue. Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation…
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Cycle time in days required to resolve an employee grievance
This measure calculates how many days it takes a business entity to resolve an employee grievance from the moment it is received to when it is resolved. It is a Cycle Time…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "manage employee relations" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost to perform the process group "manage employee relations" per $1,000 business entity revenue. Personnel cost refers to employee…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "manage employee relations" per business entity employee
This measure calculates personnel cost to perform the process group "manage employee relations" per business entity employee. Personnel cost refers to employee personnel…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "manage employee relations" as a percentage of total process group cost
This measure calculates personnel cost to perform the process group "manage employee relations" as a percentage of total process group cost. Personnel cost refers to employee…
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Systems cost to perform the process group "manage employee relations" as a percentage of total process group cost
This measure calculates systems cost to perform the process group "manage employee relations" as a percentage of total process group cost. Systems cost refers to a variety of…
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Overhead and other cost to perform the process group "manage employee relations" as a percentage of total process group cost
This measure calculates overhead and other cost to perform the process group "manage employee relations" as a percentage of total process group cost. Overhead cost refers to…