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First contact resolution rate for web self-service contacts
This measure calculates the percentage of questions/issues received that are answered, addressed, and resolved by the end of the customer's initial contact when it's received…
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Total cost to perform the process group "deliver service to customer" as a percentage of total supply chain function cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost of the supply chain function allocated to the process group "deliver service to customer," which involves validating…
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Total cost to perform the process group "deliver service to customer" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "deliver service to customer" per $1000 business entity revenue. Total cost is the sum of personnel …
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Total cost to perform the process group "deliver service to customer" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "deliver service to customer" per $1 billion revenue. Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation…
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Percentage of employee time spent servicing customers via social media channels
This measure calculates the percentage of employee time spent servicing customers (as opposed to selling to customers) via social media channels, which are comprised of…
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Percentage of employee time spent servicing customers via website channel
This measure calculates the percentage of employee time spent servicing customers (as opposed to selling to customers) via the website channel (companyname.com). It is part…
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Percentage of employee time spent servicing customers via traditional face-to-face channel
This measure calculates the percentage of employee time spent servicing customers (as opposed to selling to customers) via the face-to-face channel. It is part of a set of…
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Percentage of employee time spent servicing customers via contact center channel
This measure calculates the percentage of employee time spent servicing customers (as opposed to selling to customers) via the contact center channel. It is part of a set of…
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Percentage of employee time spent servicing customers via business-to-business channel
This measure calculates the percentage of employee time spent servicing customers (as opposed to selling to customers) via the business-to-business channel. It is part of a…
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Response time in minutes for inbound requests coming from SMS
This measure calculates response time in minutes for inbound requests (i.e. queries initiated by the customer) coming from short message service (SMS) via mobile phone. It is…
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Average cycle time in days from detection-to-correction of warranty issues
This measure calculates average cycle time in days to complete the detection to correction cycle time for warranty issues. The detection to correction cycle time begins when…
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Warranty accrual rate
This measure calculates the amount of revenue that is set aside to pay warranty claims in the 12-month period as a percentage of total business entity revenue for the period…
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Warranty claims rate
This measure calculates the total value of warranty claims paid in the 12-month period as a percentage of total business entity revenue for the period. A warranty claim is a…
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Warranty cost forecast accuracy
This measure calculates warranty cost forecast accuracy by taking 100% minus the forecast variance amount. Forecast variance amount is the absolute difference between…
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Average annual product return rate
This measure calculates the total number of products returned in the 12-month period as a percentage of the total number of products sold in the same period. This Process…