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Total cost to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance," which involves developing and evaluating a…
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Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the process "evaluate and manage financial performance"
This measure calculates the percentage of total finance function full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) allocated to developing and evaluating a framework for the internal and…
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Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the process "manage sales orders"
This measure calculates the percentage of finance function full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who are allocated to the process "manage sales orders." Finance function FTEs…
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Average cost per sales order for orders received through new channels
This measure calculates the average cost of sales orders received through new channels (digital/electronic), which include internet, EDI, and mobile platforms. It is part of…
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Cycle time in hours from the time a sales order is received until the time manufacturing/logistics is notified
This measure calculates the number of hours elapsed between receipt of a sales order and notification of manufacturing/logistics. It is part of a set of Cycle Time measures…
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Systems cost to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance," which involves developing and evaluating a…
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Overhead and other costs to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead and other cost per $100,000 business entity revenue to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance". Overhead cost refers…
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Outsourced cost to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance," which involves developing and evaluating a…
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Systems cost to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" per process FTE
This measure calculates business entity's systems cost (direct and/or allocated to your business entity) to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance"…
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Overhead and other costs to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" per process FTE
This measure calculates overhead and other costs (costs other than personnel, systems, overhead, and outsourced) to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial…
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Total cost to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" as a percentage of revenue. Total cost is the sum of personnel …
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Total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" as a percentage of total order-to-cash process cost
This measure calculates the percentage of total order-to-cash process cost that comes from the total cost to perform the process group "manage sales orders." The order-to…
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Outsourced cost to perform the process "manage sales orders", "manage customer requests/inquiries", and "manage customer complaints" per call contact
This measure identifies the outsourced cost (total cost of all aspects of a process transferred to a third party, minus one-time developments/improvements of systems) on a…
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Total cost to perform the processes "manage sales orders", "manage customer service requests/inquiries", and "manage customer complaints" per active customer
This measure the total costs associated with these three processes per active customer. These processes involve managing a customer before and after delivery, and obtaining…
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Total cost to perform the processes "manage sales orders", "manage customer service requests/inquiries", and "manage customer complaints" per inbound contact
This measure the total costs associated with these three processes per active customer. These processes involve managing a customer before and after delivery, and obtaining…