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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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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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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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Total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" per $1 billion 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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Customer shipment to delivery cycle time in days
This measure calculates the cycle time in days from when the product is shipped until it ends with customer delivery and acceptance. It is a Cycle Time measure that helps…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates total cost as a percentage of revenue to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing". Total cost is the sum of personnel …
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Percentage of sales orders delivered on time
This measure calculates the percentage of all sales orders that were delivered within the agreed-upon time frame. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that help…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage business resiliency and risk", including depreciation/amortization, per process FTE
This measure calculates total cost, including depreciation/amortization, per process full time equivalent (FTE) to perform the process group "manage business resiliency and…
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Percentage of IT budget, including depreciation/amortization, allocated to the process group "manage business resiliency and risk"
This measure calculates IT budget allocated to the process group "manage business resiliency and risk" as a percentage of total IT budget, including depreciation/amortization…
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Percentage of total IT cost, including depreciation/amortization, allocated to process group "manage business resiliency and risk"
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "manage business resiliency and risk" as a percentage of total IT cost, including depreciation/amortization…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "manage business resiliency and risk", including depreciation/amortization, per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates cost related to personnel cost, including depreciation/amortization, to perform the process group "manage business resiliency and risk" per $1,000…
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Systems cost to perform the process group "manage business resiliency and risk", including depreciation/amortization, per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost, including depreciation/amortization, to perform the process group "manage business resiliency and risk" per $100,000 business entity…
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Time in weeks to complete projects that address an identified business exposure or opportunity (less than 20 percent of total annual revenue)
This measure calculates the average time in weeks taken by your business entity to complete projects (worth less than 20 percentage of total annual revenue) that address an…
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Time in weeks to complete projects that address an identified business exposure or opportunity (between 20 and 40 percent of total annual revenue)
This measure calculates the average time in weeks taken by your business entity to complete projects (worth between 20 and 40 percent of total annual revenue) that address an…
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Time in weeks to complete projects that address an identified business exposure or opportunity (between 40 and 60 percent of total annual revenue)
This measure calculates the average time in weeks taken by your business entity to complete projects (worth 40 and 60 percent of total annual revenue) that address an…