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First contact resolution rate for postal mail
This measure calculates the percentage of questions/issues received that are answered, addressed, and resolved by the end of the customer's initial contact when it's received…
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First contact resolution rate for web self-service contacts
This measure calculates the percentage of questions/issues received that are answered, addressed, and resolved by the end of the customer's initial contact when it's received…
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Average monthly demand forecast accuracy
This measure calculates your business entity supply chain's average monthly demand forecast accuracy. Forecast accuracy is a measurement comparing the forecasted demand to…
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Average monthly demand forecast accuracy measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates your business entity supply chain's average monthly demand forecast accuracy, measured 12 months ago. Forecast accuracy is a measurement comparing the…
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Percentage change in monthly forecast accuracy over the past 12 months attributed to AI
This measure calculates percentage change in monthly forecast accuracy over the past 12 months attributed to AI. Artificial Intelligence (AI) (aka cognitive solutions) is a…
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Number of products (SKUs) per FTE that performs the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources"
This measure calculates the number of products (SKUs) per full-time equivalent employee (FTE) that performs the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources,"…
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Forecast accuracy as a percentage of value shipped
Forecast accuracy compares forecasted demand to actual demand. This measure calculates it for products and/or families for markets/distribution channels in unit measurement…
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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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Employee retention rate
This measure calculates employee retention rate. This is defined as the number of employees at the end of the year that were present at the beginning of the year, divided by…
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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…