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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…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the amount of personnel cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which involves developing…
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Outsourced cost to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the amount of outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which involves developing…
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Total cost to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" as a percentage of total supply chain function cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost of the supply chain function that goes to the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which…
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Total cost to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue for the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which involves developing sound strategies for…
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Total cost to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1 billion revenue for the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which involves developing sound strategies…
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Number of sales order lines per FTE performing the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources"
This measure calculates the number of sales order lines per FTE (Full Time Equivalent) performing the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources". A sales order…
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Response time in minutes for inbound requests coming from fax
This measure calculates response time in minutes for inbound requests (i.e. queries initiated by the customer) coming from fax. It is part of a set of Cycle Time measures…
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First contact resolution rate for social media
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 chat or instant messaging including virtual agents
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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Overhead cost to perform the processes "manage customer requests/inquiries" and "manage customer complaints" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost of running the processes "manage customer requests/inquiries" and "manage customer complaints" that comes from…
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Outsourced cost to perform the processes "manage customer requests/inquiries" and "manage customer complaints" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost of running the processes "manage customer requests/inquiries" and "manage customer complaints" that comes from…
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Outsourced cost to perform the processes "manage customer service requests/inquiries" and "manage customer complaints" per inbound call received through IVR DTMF
This measure calculates outsourced cost per inbound call received through interactive voice response (IVR) dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) to perform the processes "manage…