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Outsourced cost to perform the process group "procure materials and services" as a percentage of total process group cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the procurement process group that comes from outsourced cost. This process group includes the business…
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Manual transmission rate for direct materials and services purchase orders
This measure calculates percentage of purchase orders for direct materials and services transmitted to the vendor manually. A purchase order (or supplier order) is a form…
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Percentage of procurement costs allocated to direct materials and services purchases
This measure calculates percentage of procurement costs allocated to direct materials and services purchases. Direct materials and services are procured items and activities…
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Percentage of procurement process group FTEs associated with direct materials and services
This measure calculates percentage of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process group "procure materials and services", associated with direct materials…
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Average payment days for negotiated payment terms
This measure calculates average payment days for typical negotiated payment terms. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate additional…
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Percentage of procurement costs allocated to indirect materials and services purchases
This measure calculates percentage of procurement costs allocated to indirect materials and services purchases. Indirect materials and services are procured items and…
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Percentage of total value of direct materials and services purchased outside of country
This measure calculates the percentage of the total value of direct materials and services—the items and activities used to directly produce a product—purchased overseas…
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Other cost to perform the process group "procure materials and services" as a percentage of total process group cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the process group "procure materials and services" that comes from other costs. This process group…
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Total cost to perform the process "order materials and services" as a percentage of total procurement process group cost
This measure calculates the percentage of total cost for the procurement process that comes from costs to perform the "order materials and services" process, which involves…
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Other cost to perform the process "manage returns; manage reverse logistics" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the other cost (i.e. costs other than personnel, equipment, material, systems, outsourced, or overhead costs) per $1,000 revenue to perform the…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "manage returns; manage reverse logistics" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue who are employed for the physical handling, information processing, and…
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Overhead cost to perform the process "manage returns; manage reverse logistics" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the overhead cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the physical handling, information processing, and disposition of the product and packaging returned…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "manage returns; manage reverse logistics" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the personnel cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the physical handling, information processing, and disposition of the product and packaging returned…
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Systems cost to perform the process "manage returns; manage reverse logistics" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates the systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the physical handling, information processing, and disposition of the product and packaging returned…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage returns; manage reverse logistics" per process FTE
This measure calculates the total cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the physical handling, information processing, and disposition of the…