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This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who perform the process "operate outbound transportation"—in which they prepare goods for delivery…
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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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Number of FTEs that perform the process "define logistics strategy" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue who are employed to translate customer service requirements into capacity…
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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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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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Premium freight charges as a percentage of total freight charges
This measure calculates the percentage of total freight charges that are premium freight charges. Premium freight charges arise when delivery of materials is completed in an…
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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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Number of FTEs that perform the process "operate outbound transportation" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalents employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue who prepare the goods for delivery from a warehouse to a receiving…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "plan and manage inbound material flow" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue employed for planning, transporting, and tracking the delivery of all…
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This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who perform the process "plan and manage inbound material flow"—in which they plan, transport, and…
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Percentage of logistics costs associated with the physical transportation, storage, or handling of returned product
This measure calculates the percentage of total logistics costs that come from physical transportation, storage, or handling of returned product. It is part of a set of…
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Pick-to-ship cycle time in hours for customer orders
This measure determines the average pick-to-ship cycle time in hours for customer orders. Cycle time begins when an order is released to be picked from the warehouse and…
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Unit fill rate
This measure calculates the percentage of ship-from-stock lines shipped within 24 hours of order receipt, calculated as number of units shipped within 24 hours of order…
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Value of sales order line items not fulfilled due to production capacity or stockouts as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total value of all sales order line items that were not fulfilled due to lack of product availability. as a percentage of revenue. A sales order…