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Supply chain management cost per sales order placed
This measure calculates the cost of supply chain management per sales order. Supply chain managements includes the sum of all costs associated with the processes to plan,…
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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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Total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" per sales order placed
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing"—which plans, implements, and controls the forward and reverse flow and…
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Total cost to perform the supply chain function per sales order placed
This measure calculates total cost to perform the supply chain function "deliver products and services" per sales order placed. Total cost is the sum of personnel …
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Percentage of the total cost of the supply chain function allocated to transportation
This measure calculates the cost of transportation as a percentage of the total cost to perform the supply chain function "deliver products and services". Transportation…
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Percentage of SKUs tracked by radio frequency
This measure calculates the percentage of stock keeping units (SKUs) tracked with radio-frequency technology via smart tags/microchips and readers. It is part of a set of…
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Percentage of total sales order line items not fulfilled due to lack of production capacity/stockouts
This measure calculates the percentage of sales order line items that were not fulfilled or completed due to lack of product availability. A sales order line item is an…
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Percentage of sales orders not fulfilled due to lack of production capacity/stockouts
This measure calculates the percentage of sales order that are not fulfilled or completed due to lack of product availability. It offers valuable information regarding supply…
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Overhead cost to perform the process "select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead cost per $1,000 revenue for selecting suppliers (typically through a request for information [RFI], request for proposal [RFP], or request…
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Total number of direct marketing campaigns executed
This measure calculates total number of direct marketing campaigns executed. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate additional variables…
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Average cycle time to develop a direct marketing campaign
This measure calculates average cycle time in days to develop a direct marketing campaign. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration related…
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Total annual cost incurred to execute direct marketing campaigns as a percentage of revenue generated by direct marketing campaigns
This measure calculates total annual cost incurred to execute direct marketing campaigns as a percentage of revenue generated by direct marketing campaigns. This Cost…
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Fixed asset transactions resulting from physical inventories as a percentage of total fixed asset transactions
This measure calculates the percentage of fixed asset transactions resulting from physical inventories. A fixed asset transaction would include additions, retires,…
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Number of capital projects not budgeted as a percentage of approved projects
This measure calculates the percentage of approved projects that are capital projects not budgeted. A capital project is an undertaking that is planned and approved to…
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Percentage of capital projects budgeted and approved in the capital expenditure plan
This measure calculates the percentage of capital projects budgeted and approved in the site's planned budget for capital expenditures (such as property, plant, or equipment)…