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Percentage of revenue attributed to direct sources three reporting periods ago
This measure calculates the percentage of revenue associated with direct sources (i.e. primary business channels) for the past three consecutive reporting periods. As part of…
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Percentage of revenue attributed to e-commerce three reporting periods ago
This measure calculates the percentage of revenue associated with e-commerce (i.e. over the internet) for the past three consecutive reporting periods. As part of a set of…
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Percentage of revenue attributed to indirect sources three reporting periods ago
This measure calculates the percentage of revenue associated with indirect sources (i.e. areas other than primary business channels) for the past three reporting periods. As…
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Percentage of sales orders delivered on time (three reporting periods prior)
This measure calculates the percentage of sales orders that were delivered on time during the past three reporting periods. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures…
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Number of FTEs that perform the customer order management function per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) tending to the customer order management function per $1 billion revenue. Customer order…
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Other cost of the customer order management function as a percentage of the total function cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost of running the customer order management function that comes from other costs not already covered in the other system…
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Outsourced cost of the customer order management function as a percentage of total function cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost of the customer order management function that comes from outsourcing. The outsourced cost refers to the total cost…
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Overhead cost of the customer order management function as a percentage of total function cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost of the customer order management function that comes from overhead cost. Overhead costs refer to those that an…
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Personnel cost of the customer order management function as a percentage of total function cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost of the customer order management function that comes from personnel cost. Personnel cost includes employee salaries…
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Total cost to perform the customer order management function per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost of all processes involved in the customer order management function, from the point of order to delivery and invoicing, per $1,000…
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Total cost of the customer order management function per function FTE
This measure calculates the total cost of all processes involved in the customer order management function, from the point of order to delivery and invoicing, per full-time…
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Combined personnel and systems costs of the customer order management function as a percentage of the total cost the function
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost of running the customer order management function that comes from personnel (employee compensation and benefits) and…
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Systems cost of the customer order management function as a percentage of total function cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost of running the customer order management function that comes from systems cost. Systems costs include a variety of…