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Total Escalated Fulfillments Metric

How-to Guide

Author:

Holger Lierse

Changed on:

16 Sept 2025

Key Points

  • Number of fulfillments requiring manual intervention or escalation.

Steps

Step arrow right iconWhat it measures

Number of fulfillments requiring manual intervention or escalation.

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Step arrow right iconWhen to use this metric

  • Monitor operational complexity and exception handling
  • Assess the effectiveness of automated processes
  • Plan staffing for manual intervention requirements
  • Identify opportunities for process automation

Step arrow right iconHow to interpret

  • Good performance: Low escalation rates indicate smooth automated processes
  • Potential issues: High escalation rates suggest process design problems
  • Benchmark guidance: Target a low % of fulfillments requiring escalation

Step arrow right iconKey considerations

  • Escalated fulfillments increase operational costs and processing time
  • May indicate inadequate automation or complex customer requirements
  • Patterns can guide automation improvement priorities

Step arrow right iconTechnical details

Formula: 

COUNT(fulfillments) where status = {ESCALATED_STATUS} within the selected time period

Configurable elements:

  • ESCALATED_STATUS: Status definitions for escalated fulfillments (default: ESCALATED)