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Percentage of sales order line items changed after initial order placement through fax and mail
This measure calculates the percentage of sales order line items altered via fax and mail after an order has been placed. A sales order line item is an individual transaction…
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Percentage of sales order line items changed after initial order placement through telephone
This measure calculates the percentage of sales order line items altered via telephone after an order has been placed. A sales order line item is an individual transaction…
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Percentage of sales order line items changed after initial order placement through the internet
This measure calculates the percentage of sales order line items altered via internet after an order has been placed. A sales order line item is an individual transaction…
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Percentage of total returns flow generated due to warranty/end-of-life returns
This measure calculates the percentage of total returns flow generated due to warranty/end-of-life returns. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help…
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Percentage of returned goods that are donated
This measure calculates the percentage of returned goods that are donated. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help companies evaluate additional…
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Percentage of returned goods that are sent to a landfill
This measure calculates the percentage of returned goods that are sent to a landfill. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help companies evaluate…
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Percentage of returned goods that are disposed of through other methods
This measure calculates the percentage of returned goods that are disposed of through methods other than donation, recycling, remanufacturing, repackaging, scrapping, or…
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Percentage of returned goods that are recycled (materials reclaimed, leased)
This measure calculates the percentage of returned goods that are recycled (materials reclaimed, leased). It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help…
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Percentage of returned goods that are repackaged and resold through a secondary channel
This measure calculates the percentage of returned goods that are repackaged and resold through a sales channel outside of a company's primary sales channel (e.g., outlet…
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Percentage of total returns flow generated due to marketing returns
This measure calculates the percentage of total returns flow generated due to marketing returns. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help companies…
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Percentage of total returns flow generated due to reusable packaging
This measure calculate the percentage of total returns flow generated due to reusable packaging. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help companies…
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Average cost to resolve a service-after-sales request for contact centers or similar remote assistance channel
This measure calculates the average cost incurred when contact centers or remote channels deal with post-sale service requests. Service-after-sales requests can be for…
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Average cost to resolve a service-after-sales request for the customer self-service channel
This measure calculates the average cost incurred when a customer is able to resolve a post-sale service request on their own via a customer self-service channel. Service…
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Average cost to resolve a service-after-sales request for on-site visits
This measure calculates the average cost incurred when on-site visits are used to deal with post-sale service requests. Service-after-sales requests can be for discounted…
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Cycle time in hours before automation 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 before automation of the sales order process…