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Percentage of customers that have complete self-service access to their order and billing information
This measure calculates percentage of customers that have complete self-service access to their order and billing information (i.e., customer can access order and billing…
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Cycle time in days to perform the process "invoice customer"
This measure calculates the cycle time in days to perform the process "invoice customer". The Process "invoice customer" includes [Preparing detailed reports of customer…
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Cycle time in days to perform the processes "process accounts receivable (AR)" and "manage and process collections"
This measure calculates the cycle time in days to perform the processes "process accounts receivable (AR)" and "manage and process collections". The Process "process accounts…
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Cycle time in days to perform the process "process customer credit"
This measure calculates cycle time in days to perfom the process "process customer credit." The Process "process customer credit" includes [Evaluating and processing…
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Cycle time in days to perform the process "manage sales orders"
This measure calculates cycle time in days to perform the process "manage sales orders." The Process "manage sales orders" includes [Taking, receiving, processing, and…
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Percentage of sales orders changed by the customer after the initial order placement
This measure calculates the percentage of sales orders altered by customers after orders have been placed. A sales order includes all transactions in a particular order. As…
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Other cost to perform the process "select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates "other" cost (i.e. other than personnel, equipment, material, systems, outsourced, or overhead costs) per $1,000 revenue for selecting suppliers …
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Outsourced cost to perform the process "select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue for selecting suppliers (typically through a request for information [RFI], request for proposal [RFP], or request…
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Systems cost to perform the process "select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts" per $100,000 purchases
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 purchases for selecting suppliers (typically through a request for information [RFI], request for proposal [RFP], or request…
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Systems cost to perform the process "select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue for selecting suppliers (typically through a request for information [RFI], request for proposal [RFP], or request…
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Overhead cost to perform the process "select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead cost per $1,000 revenue for selecting suppliers (typically through a request for information [RFI], request for proposal [RFP], or request…
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Percentage of total sales order line items not fulfilled due to lack of production capacity/stockouts
This measure calculates the percentage of sales order line items that were not fulfilled or completed due to lack of product availability. A sales order line item is an…
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Percentage of sales orders not fulfilled due to lack of production capacity/stockouts
This measure calculates the percentage of sales order that are not fulfilled or completed due to lack of product availability. It offers valuable information regarding supply…
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Percentage of sales order line items delivered on time
This measure calculates the percentage of sales order line items that were delivered on time. A sales order line item is an individual transaction listed on a sales order…
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Percentage of sales order line items placed through EDI