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Outsourced cost to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the amount of outsourced cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which involves developing…
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Total cost of quality per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (per $100,000) revenue associated with deploying quality products and processes, including process quality as well as post mortem…
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Percentage of data and content managed as enterprise information assets
This measure calculates the percentage of data and content that are managed as enterprise information assets (i.e. the body of data and content that is organized and managed…
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Number of sales order lines per FTE performing the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources"
This measure calculates the number of sales order lines per FTE (Full Time Equivalent) performing the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources". A sales order…
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Percentage of IT operating costs, excluding depreciation/amortization, dedicated to manage enterprise information
This measure calculates the percentage of IT operating costs, including depreciation/amortization, allocated to the process group "manage enterprise information," which…
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Demand/supply planning costs per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the costs (per $1,000 revenue) associated with forecasting, developing finished goods or end item inventory plans, and coordinating the demand/supply…
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Forecast accuracy as a percentage of units shipped
Forecast accuracy compares forecasted demand to actual demand. This measure calculates it for products and/or families for markets/distribution channels in unit measurement…
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Value added productivity per employee
This measure calculates the value added productivity (total product revenue less total material purchases) per employee. It is part of a set of Staff Productivity measures…
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Systems cost to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates the amount of systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which involves developing…
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Overhead and other costs to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates the overhead and other cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which involves developing…
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Average monthly demand forecast accuracy
This measure calculates your business entity supply chain's average monthly demand forecast accuracy. Forecast accuracy is a measurement comparing the forecasted demand to…
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Average monthly demand forecast accuracy measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates your business entity supply chain's average monthly demand forecast accuracy, measured 12 months ago. Forecast accuracy is a measurement comparing the…
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Percentage change in monthly forecast accuracy over the past 12 months attributed to AI
This measure calculates percentage change in monthly forecast accuracy over the past 12 months attributed to AI. Artificial Intelligence (AI) (aka cognitive solutions) is a…
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Number of internal customer groups supported by the data management program
This measure calculates the number of internal customer groups the data management team supports. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate…
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Total number of data domains
This measure calculates the number of data domains. Data domains are high-level categories for organizing data for the purpose of assigning accountability and responsibility…