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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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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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Systems cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" as a percentage of total process cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process that comes from systems cost. The purpose of this process…
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Systems cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process, which processes payments due from customers, including…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "process accounts receivable (AR)" as a percentage of the total process cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost to perform the "process accounts receivable (AR)" process that comes from personnel cost. The purpose of this process…
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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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Average time in days to resolve retail supply related issues with quality
This measure calculates average time in days to resolve retail supply related issues with quality. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration…
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Annual percentage change in savings in Goods Not For Resale (GNFR)
This measure calculates annual percentage change in savings in Goods Not For Resale (GNFR). Goods Not For Resale is the procurement of all goods and services a retailer…
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Average value of a retail e-commerce order
This measure calculates average value of e-commerce orders. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate additional variables related to the…
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Average annual sales order value for a brick-and-mortar retail store
This measure calculates average sales order value for orders placed at the retail store. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to help companies minimize waste and…