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Cycle time in days to complete the annual budget
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) it takes to complete the annual budget. It is part of a set of Cycle Time measures that help…
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Percentage error for the total sales forecast
This measure calculates total sales forecasting percentage error. It is calculated as the absolute value of ((Projected – actual sales) / actual sales) * 100.
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Total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting"—which involves developing periodic plans, budgets, and forecasts to…
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Overall forecast accuracy
Forecast accuracy compares forecasted sales for a specific period. Forecast accuracy is computed as 1 - the absolute value of (actual sales - forecast sales), divided by the…
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Total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting," which involves developing periodic plans, budgets,…
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Overhead and other costs to perform the process "manage sales orders" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead and other costs to perform the process "manage sales orders" per $100,000 business entity revenue. Overhead cost refers to expenses that an…
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Systems cost of the process "Manage sales orders" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates systems cost as a percentage of the total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders". Systems cost refers to a variety of expenses related to…
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Overhead and other cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates overhead and other cost as a percentage of total process cost to perform the process"manage sales orders". Overhead cost refers to expenses that an…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" as percentage of selling, general, and administration costs
This measure analyzes the portion of all costs associated with the process "manage sales order" in relation to the larger field of selling, general, and administration costs …
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Personnel cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the amount of personnel cost per $1,000 revenue for the process "manage sales orders." Personnel cost includes employee salaries/wages, bonuses,…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates personnel cost as a percentage of the total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders". Personnel cost refers to employee personnel…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per process FTE
This measure calculates the amount of personnel cost per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee for the process "manage sales orders." Personnel cost includes employee salaries…
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Systems cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates the amount of systems cost per $100,000 revenue for the process "manage sales orders." Systems cost includes any specific cost related to system…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per process FTE
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee working on the process. The "manage sales orders"…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process "manage sales orders" per $1,000 revenue. The "manage sales orders" process encompasses many operations,…