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Inventory days of supply measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates inventory days of supply measured 12 months ago. Inventory Days of Supply (aka Days cost-of-sales in inventory or Days sales in inventory) is the…
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Percentage change in unplanned production downtime over the past 12 months attributed to AI
This measure calculates percentage change in unplanned production downtime over the past 12 months attributed to AI. Unplanned downtime is a measure of the time overall…
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Unplanned machine/equipment downtime as a percentage of scheduled run time measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates unplanned machine/equipment downtime as a percentage of scheduled run time measured 12 months ago. Unplanned downtime is a measure of the time overall…
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Percentage change in unplanned machine/equipment downtime over the past 12 months attributed to AI
This measure calculates percentage of the change in unplanned machine/equipment downtime over the past 12 months attributed to AI. Unplanned downtime is a measure of the time…
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Percentage change in inventory days of supply over the past 12 months attributed to AI
This measure calculates percentage change in inventory days of supply over the past 12 months attributed to AI. Inventory Days of Supply (aka Days cost-of-sales in inventory…
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Average monthly demand forecast accuracy
This measure calculates your business entity supply chain's average monthly demand forecast accuracy. Forecast accuracy is a measurement comparing the forecasted demand to…
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Average monthly demand forecast accuracy measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates your business entity supply chain's average monthly demand forecast accuracy, measured 12 months ago. Forecast accuracy is a measurement comparing the…
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Percentage change in monthly forecast accuracy over the past 12 months attributed to AI
This measure calculates percentage change in monthly forecast accuracy over the past 12 months attributed to AI. Artificial Intelligence (AI) (aka cognitive solutions) is a…
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Other cost to perform the process "operate outbound transportation" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates other cost (i.e. costs other than personnel, equipment, material, systems, outsourced, or overhead costs) per $1,000 revenue to prepare goods for…
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Other cost to perform the process "operate warehousing" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates other cost (i.e. costs other than personnel, equipment, material, systems, outsourced, or overhead costs) per $1,000 revenue for receiving, inspecting…
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Outsourced cost to perform the process "operate outbound transportation" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue to prepare goods for delivery from a warehouse to a receiving location, which comprises activities like the…
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Outsourced cost to perform the process "operate warehousing" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue for receiving, inspecting, and storing incoming materials; picking, packing, and shipping product for outbound…
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Overhead cost to perform the process "operate outbound transportation" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead cost per $1,000 revenue to prepare goods for delivery from a warehouse to a receiving location, which comprises activities like the…
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Overhead cost to perform the process "operate warehousing" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead cost per $1,000 revenue for receiving, inspecting, and storing incoming materials; picking, packing, and shipping product for outbound…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "plan and manage inbound material flow" per process FTE
This measure calculates personnel cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee who performs the process "plan and manage inbound material flow," which involves…