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Overhead cost to perform the process "select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead cost per $1,000 revenue for selecting suppliers (typically through a request for information [RFI], request for proposal [RFP], or request…
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Percentage of employee time spent servicing customers via social media channels
This measure calculates the percentage of employee time spent servicing customers (as opposed to selling to customers) via social media channels, which are comprised of…
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Percentage of employee time spent servicing customers via website channel
This measure calculates the percentage of employee time spent servicing customers (as opposed to selling to customers) via the website channel (companyname.com). It is part…
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Percentage of employee time spent servicing customers via traditional face-to-face channel
This measure calculates the percentage of employee time spent servicing customers (as opposed to selling to customers) via the face-to-face channel. It is part of a set of…
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Percentage of employee time spent servicing customers via contact center channel
This measure calculates the percentage of employee time spent servicing customers (as opposed to selling to customers) via the contact center channel. It is part of a set of…
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Percentage of employee time spent servicing customers via business-to-business channel
This measure calculates the percentage of employee time spent servicing customers (as opposed to selling to customers) via the business-to-business channel. It is part of a…
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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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Response time in minutes for inbound requests coming from SMS
This measure calculates response time in minutes for inbound requests (i.e. queries initiated by the customer) coming from short message service (SMS) via mobile phone. It is…