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Systems cost to perform the process "manage and process collections" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the process "manage and process collections," which consists of posting entries to respective accounts,…
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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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Inventory carrying cost as a percentage of inventory value
This measure calculate inventory carrying cost as a percentage of inventory value. Inventory carrying cost includes opportunity cost/cost of capital (for the money tied up in…
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Inventory obsolescence as a percentage of total inventory
This measure calculates the percentage of total inventory that is at the end of its product life cycle and has not seen any sales or usage for a set period of time usually…
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Total number of invoices billed to customers (current and delinquent) per FTE that performs the process "manage and process collections"
This measure calculates the number of invoices processed per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that performs the process "manage and process collections," which consists of…
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Number of active customers per FTE that performs the process "process customer credit"
This measure calculates the number of active customers per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that evaluates customers' credit-worthiness. A customer is considered active if…
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Systems cost to perform the process "process customer credit" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the "process customer credit" process, which evaluates customers' credit-worthiness, typically in…
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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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Number of FTEs that perform the process "manage and process collections" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that perform the process "manage and process collections," which consists…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "process customer credit" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that evaluate customers' credit-worthiness. It is a Process Efficiency…
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Outsourced cost to perform the process "process customer credit" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process customer credit" process, which evaluates customers' credit-worthiness, typically in…
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Perfect order performance
This measure calculates the rate of perfect order performance, which refers to the act of flawlessly taking and fulfilling a customer order—including taking the order…
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Percentage of total purchases procured via maverick buying
This measure calculates the percentage of total purchases procured via maverick buying, where an existing purchasing contract is ignored by employees. It is part of a set of…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "manage and process collections" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "manage and process collections," which consists of posting entries to respective accounts,…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "process customer credit" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process customer credit" process which evaluates customers' credit-worthiness, typically in…