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Number of new businesses launched over the past three reporting periods per $1 billion revenue (current reporting period)
This measure calculates the number of new businesses launched by a business entity over the past three reporting periods (i.e. past three years) per $1 billion revenue. "New…
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Number of new businesses launched over the past three reporting periods per $100 million R&D spend (three reporting periods prior)
This measure calculates the number of new businesses launched by a business entity over the past three reporting periods (i.e. past three years) per $100 million R&D spend. …
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Total cost to perform the process "manage employee performance" as a percentage of total cost to perform the process group "manage employee on-boarding, development, and training"
This measure calculates percentage of total cost to perform the process group "manage employee on-boarding, development, and training" allocated to the process "manage…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage employee performance" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost per $1,000 business entity revenue to perform the process "manage employee performance". Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation…
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Total cost to perform the process "manage employee performance" per business entity employee
This measure calculates total annual cost per business entity employee to perform the process "manage employee performance". Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation…
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Retail customer lifetime value
This measure calculates customer lifetime value (CLV) for the retail operation. CLV is defined by the following equation: Margin * (Customer Retention Rate / ((1 + Discount…
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Annual percentage change in retail customer purchase frequency
This measure calculates annual percentage change in retail customer purchase frequency. Customer purchase frequency is defined as the number of times a customer has made a…
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Actual Open-to-buy retail inventory as a percentage of planned retail inventory
This measure calculates actual Open-to-buy inventory as a percentage of planned inventory. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to help companies minimize waste and…
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Retail shopping cart abandonment rate
This measure calculates shopping cart abandonment for the business entity website. Shopping cart abandonment rate is calculated as follows: 100% - [Completed transactions as…
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Percentage of customers using your business entity's website for information gathering on your business entity's products/services
This measure calculates the average percentage of customers that gather information on a business entity's products/services via the website (companyname.com). It is part of…
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Percentage of customers using mobile applications 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 mobile applications. It is part of a set of…
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Percentage of customers using traditional face-to-face contact 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 traditional face-to-face contact. It is part of a set…
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Percentage of customers using indirect marketing 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 indirect marketing (e.g., billboards, print, radio/TV…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "manage employee relations" per business entity employee
This measure calculates personnel cost per business entity employee to perform the process "manage employee relations," which comprises the policies and practices concerned…