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Cost of goods sold as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total annual cost of goods sold (COGS) as a percentage of revenue. COGS represents the cost of purchasing raw materials and manufacturing finished…
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Customer order cycle time in days
This measure calculates the average cycle time in days (including weekends) between order placement by the customer and order delivery to the customer for primary products…
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Customer shipment to delivery cycle time in days
This measure calculates the cycle time in days from when the product is shipped until it ends with customer delivery and acceptance. It is a Cycle Time measure that helps…
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Cycle time in days from transmission of invoice to receipt of payment
This measure calculates the number of calendar days that elapse from invoicing a customer to receiving payment for the invoiced line items. It is part of a set of Cycle Time…
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Finished goods inventory days of supply
This measure calculates total finished goods inventory days of supply by dividing "finished goods inventory" by the "value of transfers divided by 365 days." The value of…
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Finished goods inventory turns
This measure calculates finished goods inventory turns by dividing cost of goods sold (COGS) for the year by the average value of month-end finished goods inventory for the…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost as a percentage of revenue to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due from customers,…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per process FTE
This measure calculates the total cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1 billion revenue to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due from customers,…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due from customers, including…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per customer receipt
This measure calculates the total cost per customer receipt to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due from customers, including…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates total cost as a percentage of revenue to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing". Total cost is the sum of personnel …
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Percentage of customer receipts automatically applied to customer invoices without manual intervention
This measure calculates percentage of customer receipts automatically applied to customer invoices without manual intervention. An invoice is a bill prepared by a seller of…
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Selling, general, and administrative (SGA) costs per business entity employee
This measure calculates selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) costs per business entity employee. Selling, General, and Administrative (SG&A) Costs refers to the…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due from customers, including…