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Cycle time in hours from the time a sales order is received until the time manufacturing/logistics is notified
This measure calculates the number of hours elapsed between receipt of a sales order and notification of manufacturing/logistics. It is part of a set of Cycle Time measures…
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Percentage of total annual sales revenue attributable to sales completed on your business entity's website
A major part of the process "manage sales orders" involves companies monitoring sales performance across different platforms. This measure calculates the percentage of total…
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Percentage of total annual sales revenue attributable to sales completed on social media
A major part of the process "manage sales orders" involves companies monitoring sales performance across different platforms. This measure calculates the percentage of total…
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Percentage of total annual sales revenue attributable to sales completed on mobile applications
A major part of the process "manage sales orders" involves companies monitoring sales performance across different platforms. This measure calculates the percentage of total…
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Percentage of total annual sales revenue attributable to sales completed through traditional face-to-face channels
A major part of the process "manage sales orders" involves companies monitoring sales performance across different platforms. This measure calculates the percentage of total…
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Percentage of total annual sales revenue attributable to sales completed through human-assisted channels other than face-to-face contact
A major part of the process "manage sales orders" involves companies monitoring sales performance across different platforms. This measure calculates the percentage of total…
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Percentage of total annual sales revenue attributable to sales completed through digital channels other than social media, website, or mobile applications
A major part of the process "manage sales orders" involves companies monitoring sales performance across different platforms. This measure calculates the percentage of total…
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Number of units produced per year
This measure calculates number of units produced per year. This Staff Productivity measure is intended to help companies assess the efficiency of their staff related to the…
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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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Cycle time in days to approve a capital project
This measure calculates the number of days it takes to approve a capital project. A capital project is an undertaking that is planned and approved to construct or purchase a…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process group "manage fixed-asset project accounting" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that manage accounts for large funds-invested projects, and manage and…
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Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the process "perform capital project accounting"
This measure calculates the percentage of total finance function full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) allocated to the the process "perform capital project accounting,"…
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Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the process group "manage fixed asset project accounting"
This measure calculates the percentage of total finance function full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) allocated to the process group "manage fixed asset project accounting,"…