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Total cost to perform the process "operate warehousing" per process FTE
This measure calculates total cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee for receiving, inspecting, and storing incoming materials; picking, packing, and shipping…
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Total cost to perform the process "operate warehousing" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost per $1,000 revenue for receiving, inspecting, and storing incoming materials; picking, packing, and shipping product for outbound delivery;…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" per $1 billion revenue
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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Personnel cost to perform the process "operate warehousing" per process FTE
This measure calculates personnel cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee for receiving, inspecting, and storing incoming materials; picking, packing, and…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates total cost as a percentage of revenue to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing". Total cost is the sum of personnel …
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" per $1,000 revenue
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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Inventory value per $1,000 total revenue
This measure calculates the value of inventory/stock expressed in currency per $1,000 total revenue. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that help companies…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "operate warehousing" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue who are employed to receive, inspect, and store incoming materials; pick,…
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Percentage of orders expedited
This measure calculates the percentage of sales orders that were considered expedited (i.e. customer orders in which actual delivery service level exceeded the normal service…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "operate warehousing" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost per $1,000 revenue for receiving, inspecting, and storing incoming materials; picking, packing, and shipping product for outbound…
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Number of annual sales orders filled per FTE that performs the process "operate warehousing"
This measure calculates the number of annual sales orders filled per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee who performs the process "operate warehousing," which involves…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" excluding "manage returns; manage reverse logistics" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue who plan, implement, and control the forward flow and storage of goods,…
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Dock-to-stock cycle time in hours for supplier deliveries
This measure identifies the average dock-to-stock cycle time in hours for supplier delivery. Cycle time begins when the business entity receives delivery from the suppliers…
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Inventory accuracy
This measure calculates average inventory accuracy, which is the absolute value of the sum of the variance between physical inventory and perpetual inventory (i.e. inventory…
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This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) who perform the process "operate warehousing"—in which they receive, inspect, and store incoming…