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Retail customer lifetime value
This measure calculates customer lifetime value (CLV) for the retail operation. CLV is defined by the following equation: Margin * (Customer Retention Rate / ((1 + Discount…
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Annual percentage change in retail customer purchase frequency
This measure calculates annual percentage change in retail customer purchase frequency. Customer purchase frequency is defined as the number of times a customer has made a…
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Retail shopping cart abandonment rate
This measure calculates shopping cart abandonment for the business entity website. Shopping cart abandonment rate is calculated as follows: 100% - [Completed transactions as…
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Percentage of customers using your business entity's website for information gathering on your business entity's products/services
This measure calculates the average percentage of customers that gather information on a business entity's products/services via the website (companyname.com). It is part of…
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Percentage of customers using mobile applications for information gathering on your business entity's products/services
This measure calculates the percentage of customers that gather information on a business entity's products/services via mobile applications. It is part of a set of…
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Percentage of customers using traditional face-to-face contact for information gathering on your business entity's products/services
This measure calculates the percentage of customers that gather information on a business entity's products/services via traditional face-to-face contact. It is part of a set…
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Percentage of customers using indirect marketing for information gathering on your business entity's products/services
This measure calculates the percentage of customers that gather information on a business entity's products/services via indirect marketing (e.g., billboards, print, radio/TV…
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Forecast accuracy one planning period prior to production run
Forecast accuracy compares forecasted demand to actual demand. This measure calculates it for products and/or families for markets/distribution channels one planning period…
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Inventory carrying cost per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the amount (per $1,000 revenue) of opportunity cost/cost of capital (for the money tied up in inventory value), storage space cost, insurance, taxes,…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the total number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain…
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Total cost of quality per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (per $100,000) revenue associated with deploying quality products and processes, including process quality as well as post mortem…
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Total cost to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per process group FTE
This measure calculates the total cost per process group full-time equivalent employee (FTE) to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "Plan for and align supply chain resources" per process group FTE
This measure calculates the amount of personnel cost per process group full-time equivalent employee (FTE) to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the amount of personnel cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which involves developing…
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Outsourced cost to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the amount of outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which involves developing…