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Total cost to perform the process "manage suppliers" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to develop and manage programs and policies for interacting with suppliers, and measure/improve their performance…
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Total cost to perform the process "develop sourcing strategies" per $1,000 purchases
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 purchases to perform the "develop sourcing strategies" process, which involves clarifying purchasing requirements, matching…
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Total cost to perform the process "develop sourcing strategies" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "develop sourcing strategies" process, which involves clarifying purchasing requirements, matching…
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Total cost to perform the process "order materials and services" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue for planning, ordering, and executing the physical delivery of materials and services from suppliers to the points…
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Total cost to perform the process "order materials and services" per $1,000 purchases
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 purchases for planning, ordering, and executing the physical delivery of materials and services from suppliers to the points…
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Total cost to perform the process "select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost per $1,000 revenue for selecting suppliers (typically through a request for information [RFI], request for proposal [RFP], or request for…
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Total cost to perform the process "select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts" per $1,000 purchases
This measure calculates total cost per $1,000 purchases for selecting suppliers (typically through a request for information [RFI], request for proposal [RFP], or request for…
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Total cost to perform the process group "procure materials and services" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the group of procurement processes, which includes the business activities of procurement planning, purchasing, sourcing,…
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Total cost to perform the process group "procure materials and services" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the group of procurement processes, which includes the business activities of procurement planning, purchasing, sourcing,…
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Total cost to perform the process group "procure materials and services" per $1,000 purchases
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process group "procure materials and services" per $1,000 value of material and service purchases. Total process cost is…
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Number of active vendors in the master file per $1 million purchases
This measure calculates the total number of active vendors (per $1 million purchases) in a complete listing of a trackable data set for suppliers. It is part of a set of…
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Total cost to perform the process group "procure materials and services" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "procure materials and services" per $1 billion revenue. Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation…
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Percentage of procurement process group staff with formal training in negotiations
This measure calculates the percentage of procurement process group staff that has been properly trained in negotiations. The procurement process consists of the business…
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Percentage of procurement process group staff with over three years of purchasing operations experience
This measure calculates the percentage of procurement process group staff that has over three years of purchasing operations experience. The procurement process consists of…
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Percentage of procurement process group staff with over three years of strategic sourcing/commodity management experience
This measure calculates the percentage of procurement process group staff that has over three years of strategic sourcing/commodity management experience. The procurement…