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Outsourced cost to perform the process "manage and process collections" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the process "manage and process collections" that comes from outsourced cost. Core components of this…
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Overhead and other costs to perform the process "manage and process collections" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the process "manage and process collections" that comes from overhead and other costs. Core components of…
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Overhead and other costs to perform the process "manage and process collections" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead and other costs per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "manage and process collections," which consists of posting entries to respective…
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Average return on investment on social media marketing channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment (ROI) for social media marketing/sales campaigns (i.e. interactions via social platforms external to a company's…
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Average return on investment on traditional face-to-face channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment (ROI) for traditional face-to-face marketing/sales campaigns. ROI is defined as the amount of gain made by an…
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Average return on investment on indirect marketing (billboards, print, broadcasting (radio/TV)) channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment (ROI) for indirect marketing/sales campaigns (e.g., billboards, print, radio/TV broadcasting). ROI is defined as the…
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Percentage of customers using social media for information gathering on your business entity's products/services
This measure calculates the percentage of customers that gather information on a business entity's products/services via social media (i.e. interactions via social platforms…
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Cycle time in days for the formal performance review process from start to finish for middle management/specialists
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) required to complete the formal performance review process from start to finish for middle management…
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Cycle time in days for the formal performance review process from start to finish for Operational workers/office staff
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) required to complete the formal performance review process from start to finish for operational…
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Cycle time in days for the formal performance review process from start to finish for senior management/executives
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) required to complete the formal performance review process from start to finish for senior management…
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Total cost to perform the process "process customer credit" per customer account
This measure calculates the total cost per customer account to perform the "process customer credit" process, which evaluates customers' credit-worthiness, typically in…
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Maximum value of credit that can be extended to new customers without approval
This measure calculates the maximum value of credit that can be extended to new customers without approval. A credit decision that requires anything other than a system…
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Maximum value of credit that can be extended to existing customers without approval
This measure calculates the maximum value of credit that can be extended to existing customers without approval. A credit decision that requires anything other than a system…
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Number of customer accounts per FTE that performs the process "process customer credit"
This measure calculates the number of customer accounts per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that evaluates customers' credit-worthiness. It is part of a set of Staff…
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Average return on investment on website channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment for company website (companyname.com) marketing/sales campaigns. ROI is defined as the amount of gain made by an…