Value Per Call
The average rupee value of orders booked per sales visit (including zero-order visits), measuring how effectively a salesperson monetizes each outlet interaction.
Full definition
Value Per Call (VPC) is calculated as total secondary sales value ÷ total calls made, including visits where no order was booked. Unlike Average Bill Value which only considers productive calls, VPC penalizes the salesperson for unproductive visits. This makes VPC the more holistic field productivity metric — it combines selling effectiveness with visit quality.
In Indian FMCG distribution, a strong DSR delivering Rs 80,000 in daily secondary sales across 30 calls generates a VPC of Rs 2,667. A weaker DSR covering the same 30 calls but booking only Rs 40,000 has a VPC of Rs 1,333. The gap is immediately actionable — the manager investigates whether the issue is unproductive calls, low bill values, or poor SKU range selling.
Modern distribution platforms calculate VPC automatically from mobile app data and display it on sales analytics dashboards. Managers can filter VPC by DSR, beat, day of week, and outlet class to identify exactly where the revenue leakage is occurring.
Real-world example
A Dabur DSR in Lucknow makes 32 calls daily, booking Rs 72,000 in orders — VPC of Rs 2,250. His area manager targets a VPC of Rs 2,500, requiring either higher bill values or converting two more non-productive calls.
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