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Personnel cost to perform the processes "manage customer requests/inquiries" and "manage customer complaints" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost of running the processes "manage customer requests/inquiries" and "manage customer complaints" that comes from…
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Total cost to perform the processes "manage sales orders", "manage customer service requests/inquiries", and "manage customer complaints" per active customer
This measure the total costs associated with these three processes per active customer. These processes involve managing a customer before and after delivery, and obtaining…
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Total cost to perform the processes "manage sales orders", "manage customer service requests/inquiries", and "manage customer complaints" per inbound contact
This measure the total costs associated with these three processes per active customer. These processes involve managing a customer before and after delivery, and obtaining…
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Total cost to perform the processes "manage customer requests/inquiries" and "manage customer complaints" per customer service FTE
This measure calculates total cost per customer service full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the processes "manage customer requests/inquiries" and "manage customer…
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Total cost to perform the processes "manage customer requests/inquiries" and "manage customer complaints" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the processes "manage customer requests/inquiries" and "manage customer complaints." It is part of a set of…
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Other cost to perform the processes "manage sales orders", "manage customer service requests/inquiries", and "manage customer complaints" per inbound contact
This measure calculates other cost (i.e. costs other than personnel, equipment, material, systems, outsourced, or overhead costs) per inbound contact to take, receive,…
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Other cost to perform the processes "manage customer requests/inquiries" and "manage customer complaints" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates other cost (i.e. costs other than personnel, equipment, material, systems, outsourced, or overhead costs) per $1,000 revenue to perform the processes …
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Outsourced cost to perform the processes "manage customer requests/inquiries" and "manage customer complaints" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the processes "manage customer requests/inquiries" and "manage customer complaints." Outsourced cost…
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Outsourced cost to perform the processes "manage sales orders", "manage customer service requests/inquiries", and "manage customer complaints" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue to take, receive, process and acknowledge new customer orders or amendments to outstanding customer orders; monitor…
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Outsourced cost to perform the processes "manage sales orders", "manage customer service requests/inquiries", and "manage customer complaints" per inbound contact
This measure calculates outsourced cost per inbound contact to take, receive, process and acknowledge new customer orders or amendments to outstanding customer orders;…
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Overhead cost to perform the processes "manage sales orders", "manage customer service requests/inquiries", and "manage customer complaints" per inbound contact
This measure calculates, per inbound contact, overhead cost (i.e. costs that an organization cannot identify as direct costs of performing a process; these include occupancy,…
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Overhead cost to perform the processes "manage customer requests/inquiries" and "manage customer complaints" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the processes "manage customer requests/inquiries" and "manage customer complaints." Overhead costs refer…
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IVR speech self-service resolution rate
This measure calculates the self-service resolution rate for interactive voice response (IVR). IVR is an automated system that allows automated interaction with telephone…
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Inbound live agent calls per agent FTE
This measure calculates inbound live agent calls (i.e. queries initiated by the customer related to sales, information, technical support, customer service, or complaints…
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Number of inbound contacts per contact center agent FTE
This measure calculates inbound contacts (i.e. any queries that are initiated by the customer related to sales, information, technical support, customer service, or…