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Raw material inventory turns
This measure calculates raw material inventory turns by dividing cost of goods sold (COGS) for the year by the average value of month-end raw material inventory for the most…
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Raw material inventory days of supply
This measure determines raw material inventory days of supply, which is calculated as the value of raw materials inventory divided by the "value of transfers divided by 365…
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Cycle time in days for credit approval
This measure calculates the average number of calendar days (including weekends) it takes to receive credit approval. It is a Cycle Time measure that helps companies analyze…
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Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the process "manage and process collections"
This measure calculates the percentage of total finance function full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process group "manage and process collection," which…
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Percentage of total finance function FTEs allocated to the process "process customer credit"
This measure calculates the percentage of total finance function full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) allocated to evaluating customers' credit-worthiness. The finance…
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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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Number of credit reviews per FTE that performs the process "process customer credit"
This measure calculates the number of credit reviews per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that evaluates customers' credit-worthiness. It is part of a set of Staff…
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Total cost to perform the process "process customer credit" as a percentage of total order-to-cash process cost
This measure calculates the total cost to evaluate customers' credit-worthiness as a percentage of the total cost of the order-to-cash process, which includes managing sales…
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Number of active customers per FTE that performs the process "process customer credit"
This measure calculates the number of active customers per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that evaluates customers' credit-worthiness. A customer is considered active if…
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Number of active customers managed per FTE that performs the process "manage and process collections"
This measure calculates the number of active customers managed per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that performs the process "manage and process collections," which…
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Percentage of customer credit decisions made without any manual intervention
This measure calculates percentage of customer credit decisions made without any manual intervention (i.e., automatic credit scoring). This Process Efficiency measure is…
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Actual production rate as a percentage of the maximum capable production rate
This measure calculates the actual production rate as a percentage of maximum capable production rate for primary products. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures…
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Production schedule attainment during a primary products planning period
This measure calculates average production schedule attainment for a planning period for primary (or high level) products. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures…
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Inventory obsolescence as a percentage of total inventory
This measure calculates the percentage of total inventory that is at the end of its product life cycle and has not seen any sales or usage for a set period of time usually…
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Outsourced cost to perform the process "process customer credit" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process customer credit" process, which evaluates customers' credit-worthiness, typically in…