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Warehouse personnel turnover rate as a percentage of total work force
This measure calculates annual warehouse personnel turnover rate as a percentage of total work force, for the most recent year. Labor turnover, or employee turnover rate is a…
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Transportation employee tenure in years
This measure calculates average transportation employee tenure in years. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate additional variables…
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Warehouse employee tenure in years
This measure calculates average warehouse employee tenure in years. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate additional variables related…
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Average time to proficiency in months for new transportation employees
This measure calculates average time to proficiency in months for the new transportation employees. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies…
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Average time to proficiency in months for new warehouse employees
This measure calculates average time to proficiency in months for the new warehouse employees. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate…
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Percentage of total fuel consumption that comes from renewable sources
This measure calculates percentage of total fuel consumption (used in transportation and warehousing) that comes from renewable sources. This Supplemental Information measure…
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Percentage of new logistics providers that are screened using environmental sustainability criteria
This measure calculates percentage of new logistics providers that are screened using environmental sustainability criteria. This Supplemental Information measure is intended…
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Percentage of existing logistics providers that are regularly assessed for their environmental sustainability
This measure calculates percentage of existing logistics providers that are regularly assessed for their environmental sustainability. This Supplemental Information measure…
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Percentage of total annual packing material consumption that is from recycled/re-used materials
This measure calculates percentage of total annual packing material consumption is from recycled/re-used materials. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help…
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Percentage of total annual packing material consumption that is from renewable sources
This measure calculates percentage of total annual packing material consumption is from renewable sources. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies…
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Percentage of total annual marketing spending spent on other channels
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing spending (including advertising and trade spending if applicable) that went to other channels (i.e. other…
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Value of inventory shrinkage as a percentage of cost of goods sold (COGS)
This measure determines the value of inventory shrinkage (i.e. costs associated with breakage, pilferage, and deterioration of inventories) as a percentage value of cost of…
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Key customer growth
This measure calculates the percentage of a business entity's growth in revenue over the past year for key customers (i.e. the top 20 percent of customers in terms of…
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Percentage of customers who can name brand in unaided recall test
This measure calculates the percentage of customers who can name your brand/product based on surveys/sampling of customers who participate in an unaided recall test. It is…
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Direct labor as a percentage of total labor used in the process group "manage logistics and warehousing"
This measure calculates the percentage of total labor that is direct labor in the process group "manage logistics and warehousing," which plans, implements, and controls the…