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Total cost to perform the process "operate warehousing" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost per $1,000 revenue for receiving, inspecting, and storing incoming materials; picking, packing, and shipping product for outbound delivery;…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "operate warehousing" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue who are employed to receive, inspect, and store incoming materials; pick,…
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Inventory value per $1,000 total revenue
This measure calculates the value of inventory/stock expressed in currency per $1,000 total revenue. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that help companies…
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Order fill rate
This measure calculates the number of sales orders filled completely, as a percentage of the total number of sales orders. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures…
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Percentage of supplier on-time delivery
This measure determines the percentage of supplier orders delivered on time as scheduled. "On time" for this purpose is defined by the agreed delivery time. It is part of a…
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Cost of damaged product as a percentage of sales
This measure calculates the cost of damaged product as a percentage of sales by dividing total damaged value by total sales value. Appropriate values are in the range of 0 to…
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Warehouse slot utilization
This measure calculates a warehouse's slot utilization (number of slots filled out of total number of slots in a warehouse). It is part of a set of Process Efficiency…
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Expedited costs as a percentage of total cost of the logistics process group "manage logistics and warehousing"
This measure calculates the percentage of total cost of the "manage logistics and warehousing" process group that comes from expedited costs. Expedited costs refer to costs…
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Number of annual sales orders filled per FTE that performs the process "operate warehousing"
This measure calculates the number of annual sales orders filled per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee who performs the process "operate warehousing," which involves…
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This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who perform the process "operate warehousing"—in which they receive, inspect, and store incoming…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" excluding "manage returns; manage reverse logistics" 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 flow and storage of goods,…
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Total transportation cost per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue of moving product from an enterprise to customer locations, including loading and unloading trucks, transporting the…
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Total transportation cost as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates total annual transportation cost as a percentage of revenue. Transportation costs are the costs of moving product from your enterprise to customer…
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Percentage of products, launched with embedded software, meeting quality targets
This measure calculates percentage of products launched with embedded software (including variants planned during initial development) that meet quality targets. This…
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Average number of components (part numbers) per product unit
This measure calculates average number of components (part numbers) per product unit. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate additional…