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Percentage of time spent by FTEs performing the process "develop and train employees" to developing learning content
This measure calculates percentage of time spent by full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) performing the process "develop and train employees" to developing learning content…
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Percentage of time spent by FTEs performing the process "develop and train employees" to deploying/delivering learning content
This measure calculates ercentage of time spent by full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) performing the process "develop and train employees" to deploying/delivering learning…
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Employee retention rate
This measure calculates employee retention rate. This is defined as the number of employees at the end of the year that were present at the beginning of the year, divided by…
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Percentage of the total value of purchases allocated among the following submission method: other
This measure calculates the percentage of the total value of purchases that are made through other methods. It is important for businesses to identify other methods being…
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Percentage of total value of purchases allocated among the following purchase arrangement type: other
This measure calculates the percentage of the total value of purchases that is allocated to other purchase arrangements. If a business entity has other ways to purchase their…
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Revenue lost from retail loyalty card discounts as a percentage of revenue
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Personnel cost (for store, inventory transportation, and inventory warehousing retail employees) to net sales revenue ratio
This measure calculates the ratio of personnel cost (for store, inventory transportation, and inventory warehousing retail employees) to net sales revenue. Personnel cost…
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Number of FTEs dedicated to retail buying and merchandising activities per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the total number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that perform retail buying and merchandising activities, which…
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Value per invoice line item that is paid in full the first time
This measure calculates value of billed/invoiced line items paid in full the first time per billed/invoiced line item. An obligation is considered to have been paid in full…
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Average cost to resolve a service-after-sales request for contact centers or similar remote assistance channel
This measure calculates the average cost incurred when contact centers or remote channels deal with post-sale service requests. Service-after-sales requests can be for…
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Average cost to resolve a service-after-sales request for the customer self-service channel
This measure calculates the average cost incurred when a customer is able to resolve a post-sale service request on their own via a customer self-service channel. Service…
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Average cost to resolve a service-after-sales request for on-site visits
This measure calculates the average cost incurred when on-site visits are used to deal with post-sale service requests. Service-after-sales requests can be for discounted…
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Cycle time in hours before automation from the time a sales order is received until the time manufacturing/logistics is notified
This measure calculates the number of hours elapsed between receipt of a sales order and notification of manufacturing/logistics before automation of the sales order process…
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Cycle time in hours after automation from the time a sales order is received until the time manufacturing/logistics is notified
This measure calculates the number of hours elapsed between receipt of a sales order and notification of manufacturing/logistics after automation of the sales order process…
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Percentage effect of sales order processing automation on overall profitability
This measure calculates the effect of implementing sales order process automation, which makes use of automated tools like hand-held terminals and scanning devices, on…