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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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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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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…
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Total cost to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" as a percentage of total supply chain function cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost of the supply chain function that goes to the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which…
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Total cost to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue for the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which involves developing sound strategies for…
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Total cost to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1 billion revenue for the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which involves developing sound strategies…
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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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Engineering change order (ECO) cycle time in days
This measure helps companies calculate the average number of days elapsed for engineering change order (ECO) cycle time. An ECO is a documented outline of a proposed change…
