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Personnel cost to perform the process "order materials and services" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel 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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Number of FTEs that perform the process "order materials and services" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue who perform the "order materials and services" process, which involves…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "order materials and services" per $1,000 purchases
This measure calculates personnel 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 "develop and train employees" per business entity employee
This measure calculates total cost per business entity employee to perform the process "develop and train employees". Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation…
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Total cost to perform the process "develop and train employees" as a percentage of total cost to perform the process group "manage employee on-boarding, development, and training"
This measure calculates percentage of total cost to perform the process group "manage employee on-boarding, development, and training" allocated to the process "develop and…
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Number of learning days per employee
This measure calculates the average number of days per employee that were dedicated to learning. It is calculated by dividing the total number of days utilized for learning a…
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Total cost to perform the process "develop and train employees" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost per $1,000 business entity revenue to perform the process "develop and train employees". Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation…
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Percentage of total value of goods and services purchased from top ten suppliers
This measure calculates the percentage of goods and services that were purchased from top ten suppliers (i.e. suppliers from whom your business entity purchases the most, in…
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Days payable outstanding
This measure evaluates how many days, on average, a company takes to pay its creditors. It is calculated as the average value of accounts payable balance divided by (cost of…
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Percentage of purchase order line items transacted using e-procurement enabled catalogue suppliers
This measure calculates the percentage of purchase order line items that were transacted via e-procurement enabled catalogue suppliers (i.e. those that use internet or EDI to…
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Percentage of purchase orders approved electronically
This measure calculates the percentage of purchase orders approved electronically (using internet or EDI). It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that help…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "procure materials and services" as a percentage of total process group cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the procurement process group that comes from personnel cost. This process group includes the business…
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Percentage of procurement process group FTEs associated with indirect materials and services
This measure calculates percentage of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process group "procure materials and services", associated with indirect…
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Percentage of purchase orders associated with direct materials and services
This measure calculates percentage of purchase orders associated with direct materials and services. A purchase order (or supplier order) is a form used by the purchasing…