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Percentage of returned goods that are sent to a landfill
This measure calculates the percentage of returned goods that are sent to a landfill. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help companies evaluate…
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Percentage of returned goods that are disposed of through other methods
This measure calculates the percentage of returned goods that are disposed of through methods other than donation, recycling, remanufacturing, repackaging, scrapping, or…
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Percentage of returned goods that are recycled (materials reclaimed, leased)
This measure calculates the percentage of returned goods that are recycled (materials reclaimed, leased). It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help…
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Percentage of returned goods that are repackaged and resold through a secondary channel
This measure calculates the percentage of returned goods that are repackaged and resold through a sales channel outside of a company's primary sales channel (e.g., outlet…
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Percentage of total returns flow generated due to marketing returns
This measure calculates the percentage of total returns flow generated due to marketing returns. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help companies…
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Percentage of total returns flow generated due to reusable packaging
This measure calculate the percentage of total returns flow generated due to reusable packaging. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help companies…
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Employee retention rate
This measure calculates employee retention rate. This is defined as the number of employees at the end of the year that were present at the beginning of the year, divided by…
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Percentage of the total value of purchases allocated among the following submission method: other
This measure calculates the percentage of the total value of purchases that are made through other methods. It is important for businesses to identify other methods being…
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Percentage of total value of purchases allocated among the following purchase arrangement type: other
This measure calculates the percentage of the total value of purchases that is allocated to other purchase arrangements. If a business entity has other ways to purchase their…
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Number of FTEs dedicated to retail buying and merchandising activities per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the total number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that perform retail buying and merchandising activities, which…
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Average cost to resolve a service-after-sales request for contact centers or similar remote assistance channel
This measure calculates the average cost incurred when contact centers or remote channels deal with post-sale service requests. Service-after-sales requests can be for…
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Average cost to resolve a service-after-sales request for the customer self-service channel
This measure calculates the average cost incurred when a customer is able to resolve a post-sale service request on their own via a customer self-service channel. Service…
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Average cost to resolve a service-after-sales request for on-site visits
This measure calculates the average cost incurred when on-site visits are used to deal with post-sale service requests. Service-after-sales requests can be for discounted…
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Cycle time in hours before automation 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 before automation of the sales order process…
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Cycle time in hours after automation 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 after automation of the sales order process…