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Total cost to perform the supply chain function per sales order placed
This measure calculates total cost to perform the supply chain function "deliver products and services" per sales order placed. Total cost is the sum of personnel …
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Percentage of the total cost of the supply chain function allocated to transportation
This measure calculates the cost of transportation as a percentage of the total cost to perform the supply chain function "deliver products and services". Transportation…
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Percentage of SKUs tracked by radio frequency
This measure calculates the percentage of stock keeping units (SKUs) tracked with radio-frequency technology via smart tags/microchips and readers. It is part of a set of…
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Percentage of total sales order line items not fulfilled due to lack of production capacity/stockouts
This measure calculates the percentage of sales order line items that were not fulfilled or completed due to lack of product availability. A sales order line item is an…
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Percentage of sales orders not fulfilled due to lack of production capacity/stockouts
This measure calculates the percentage of sales order that are not fulfilled or completed due to lack of product availability. It offers valuable information regarding supply…
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Overhead cost to perform the process "select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead cost per $1,000 revenue for selecting suppliers (typically through a request for information [RFI], request for proposal [RFP], or request…
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Percentage of "develop and manage HR planning, policies, and strategies" inquiries received via channels other than e-mail, phone, and face-to-face
This measure calculates the percentage of inquiries received via channels other than e-mail, phone, and face-to-face for the process "develop and manage HR planning, policies…
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Percentage of "develop and manage HR planning, policies, and strategies" inquiries received via e-mail
This measure calculates the percentage of inquiries received via e-mail for the process "develop and manage HR planning, policies, and strategies," which consists of…
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Percentage of "develop and manage HR planning, policies, and strategies" inquiries received via face-to-face
This measure calculates the percentage of inquiries received via face-to-face for the process "develop and manage HR planning, policies, and strategies," which consists of…
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Percentage of "develop and manage HR planning, policies, and strategies" inquiries received via phone
This measure calculates the percentage of inquiries received via phone for the process "develop and manage HR planning, policies, and strategies," which consists of workforce…
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Percentage of overall HR staff time spent on work force planning
This measure calculates the percentage of overall HR staff time spent on work force planning. Work force planning requires an organization to compare the size and makeup of…
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Percentage of sales order line items delivered on time
This measure calculates the percentage of sales order line items that were delivered on time. A sales order line item is an individual transaction listed on a sales order…
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Percentage of funding for KM applications, platforms, or technologies from another source or group
This measure calculates the percentage of funding for knowledge management (KM) applications, platforms, or technologies that comes from another source or group. KM is the…
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Percentage of total returns flow generated due to stock-balancing/marketing returns
This measure calculates the percentage of total returns flow generated due to balancing/marketing returns. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help…
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Percentage of total returns flow generated due to transit damage
This measure calculates the percentage of total returns flow generated due to transit damage. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help companies…