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Percentage of sales order line items placed through WAP
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Percentage of sales order line items placed through direct connection to system
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Total cost to perform the process "develop and train employees" as a percentage of the total cost to perform the process group "develop and counsel employees"
This measure calculates the percentage of total cost to perform the process group "develop and counsel employees" allocated to the process "develop and train employees"…
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Percentage of total annual marketing budget allocated to allocated overhead
This measure calculates the percentage of total annual marketing budget allocated to "allocated overhead." The marketing budget includes, among other things, IT costs…
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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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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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Revenue lost from retail loyalty card discounts as a percentage of revenue
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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…