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Return processing cycle time in days
This measure calculates the number of days (including weekends) between initial product return and final product disposition. Product return occurs when a customer…
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Total cost to perform the process "plan and manage inbound material flow" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "plan and manage inbound material flow". The process "plan and manage inbound material flow" is…
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Percentage of orders delivered complete and on time (aka on time in full (OTIF))
This measure calculates the percentage of all orders that were delivered complete and within the agreed-upon time frame. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency 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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Forecast accuracy one planning period prior to production run
Forecast accuracy compares forecasted demand to actual demand. This measure calculates it for products and/or families for markets/distribution channels one planning period…
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Inventory carrying cost per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the amount (per $1,000 revenue) of opportunity cost/cost of capital (for the money tied up in inventory value), storage space cost, insurance, taxes,…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the total number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain…
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Total cost of quality per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (per $100,000) revenue associated with deploying quality products and processes, including process quality as well as post mortem…
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Total cost to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per process group FTE
This measure calculates the total cost per process group full-time equivalent employee (FTE) to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "Plan for and align supply chain resources" per process group FTE
This measure calculates the amount of personnel cost per process group full-time equivalent employee (FTE) to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain…