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Cost of goods sold as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total annual cost of goods sold (COGS) as a percentage of revenue. COGS represents the cost of purchasing raw materials and manufacturing finished…
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Ratio of purchases to revenue
This measure calculates the ratio of annual value of all materials and services purchased to revenue. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help…
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Value of materials and services per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the value of materials and series per $1,000 revenue. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help companies evaluate additional…
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Overhead and other costs to perform the process "manage sales orders" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead and other costs to perform the process "manage sales orders" per $100,000 business entity revenue. Overhead cost refers to expenses that an…
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Systems cost of the process "Manage sales orders" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates systems cost as a percentage of the total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders". Systems cost refers to a variety of expenses related to…
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Overhead and other cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates overhead and other cost as a percentage of total process cost to perform the process"manage sales orders". Overhead cost refers to expenses that an…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" as percentage of selling, general, and administration costs
This measure analyzes the portion of all costs associated with the process "manage sales order" in relation to the larger field of selling, general, and administration costs …
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Personnel cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the amount of personnel cost per $1,000 revenue for the process "manage sales orders." Personnel cost includes employee salaries/wages, bonuses,…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates personnel cost as a percentage of the total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders". Personnel cost refers to employee personnel…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per process FTE
This measure calculates the amount of personnel cost per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee for the process "manage sales orders." Personnel cost includes employee salaries…
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Systems cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates the amount of systems cost per $100,000 revenue for the process "manage sales orders." Systems cost includes any specific cost related to system…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per process FTE
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee working on the process. The "manage sales orders"…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per $1,000 revenue. The "manage sales orders" process encompasses many operations,…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per sales order placed
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per sales order placed. The "manage sales orders" process encompasses many operations,…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per sales order line item placed
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per sales order line item. The "manage sales orders" process encompasses many operations,…