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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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Employee turnover rate
This measure determines the employee turnover rate, which is calculated by dividing total employees terminated (both voluntary and involuntary) by the average number of …
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Total company employee FTEs served per HR shared services center tier 1 FTE
This measure calculates the total number of company employee FTEs served per HR shared services center tier 1 FTE at entire HR shared services organization. A three-tiered…
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Total company employee FTEs served per HR shared services center tier 2 FTE
This measure calculates the total number of company employee FTEs served per HR shared services center tier 2 FTE at entire HR shared services organization. A three-tiered…
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Total company employee FTEs served per HRIS FTE
This measure calculates the total number of company employee FTEs served per Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) FTE in overall HR shared services organization. Human…
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Total company employee FTEs served per talent acquisition CoE FTE
This measure calculates the total number of company employee FTEs served per talent acquisition Center of Excellence (CoE) FTE within HR shared services operation. A Center…
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Total company employee FTEs served per talent management CoE FTE
This measure calculates the total company employee FTEs served per talent management Center of Excellence (CoE) FTE within HR shared services operation. A Center of…
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Total company employee FTEs served per compensation CoE FTE
This measure calculates the total company employee FTEs served per FTE dedicated to compensation Center of Excellence (CoE) within HR shared services operation. A Center of…
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Total company employee FTEs served per benefits CoE FTE
This measure calculates the total company employee FTEs served per FTE dedicated to benefits Center of Excellence (CoE) within HR shared services operation. A Center of…
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Total company employee FTEs served per employee and labor relations CoE FTE
This measure calculates the total company employee FTEs served per FTE dedicated to employee and labor relations Center of Excellence (CoE) within HR shared services…
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Total company employee FTEs served per continuous improvement FTE
This measure calculates the total company employee FTEs served per FTE dedicated to continuous improvement within HR shared services organization. Shared services centers are…