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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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Total IT capital cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, per business entity FTE
This measure calculates the total IT capital cost, excluding any depreciation/amortization allocated to the fiscal year for capital assets acquired in the current period, per…
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Total IT operating cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, per business entity FTE
This measure calculates the total IT operating cost excluding depreciation/amortization, per business entity full-time equivalent employee. When calculating this measure…
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Annual revenue impact through investment in edge computing
This measure calculates the impact on annual revenue through investment in edge computing. It is a percentage change, and a negative number indicates decrease in revenue…
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Annual revenue impact through investment in Internet of Things
This measure calculates the impact on annual revenue through investment in Internet of Things (IoT). It is a percentage change, and a negative number indicates decrease in…
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Percentage of the IT organization's spending dedicated to edge computing
This measure calculates the percentage of the IT organization's spending dedicated to edge computing. The Function "manage information technology (IT)" (20607) includes …
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Percentage of total annual hours of work do that could be performed by intelligent machines
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual hours of work performed by people across your IT organization that could be performed by intelligent machines, rather…
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Annual training cost per IT function FTE
This measure calculates the average annual training cost per IT function full-time equivalent employee (FTE). The Function "manage information technology (IT)" (20607)…
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Annual revenue impact through investment in cloud
This measure calculates the impact on annual revenue through investment in cloud. It is a percentage change, and a negative number indicates decrease in revenue impact. Cloud…
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Annual operating cost impact through investment in edge computing
This measure calculates the impact on annual operating cost through investment in edge computing. It is a percentage change, and a negative number indicates decrease. This…
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Annual operating cost impact through investment in Internet of Things
This measure calculates the impact on annual operating cost through investment in Internet of Things (IoT). It is a percentage change, and a negative number indicates…
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Enterprise information management cost as a percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the enterprise information management cost (includes information strategy and architecture, information lifecycle planning and control, content…
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Percentage of IT outsourcing and IT consultants in the IT function
This measure calculates the percentage of IT outsourcing (including IT consultants) in the IT function. The Function "manage information technology (IT)" (20607) includes …
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Number of applications in the enterprise portfolio per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of applications per $1 billion revenue in the enterprise application portfolio, wherein an application with multiple instances is…
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Percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to growth/transformation of the business
This measure calculates the percentage of total IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization for capital expenses on assets acquired during current period, allocated to…