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Systems cost to perform the process "select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue for selecting suppliers (typically through a request for information [RFI], request for proposal [RFP], or request…
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Other cost to perform the process "select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates "other" cost (i.e. other than personnel, equipment, material, systems, outsourced, or overhead costs) per $1,000 revenue for selecting suppliers …
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Outsourced cost to perform the process "select suppliers and develop/maintain contracts" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced 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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Supply chain management cost per sales order placed
This measure calculates the cost of supply chain management per sales order. Supply chain managements includes the sum of all costs associated with the processes to plan,…
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Forecast accuracy as a percentage of value shipped
Forecast accuracy compares forecasted demand to actual demand. This measure calculates it for products and/or families for markets/distribution channels in unit measurement…
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Total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing" per sales order placed
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process group "manage logistics and warehousing"—which plans, implements, and controls the forward and reverse flow and…
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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 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 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…