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Customer Clustering

Segment customers by order frequency and value to set service levels.

Customer Clustering report

To strategically manage accounts it is essential to prioritise your available sales force in order to achieve the best possible results. Cluster customers by order frequency and monetary aspects, derive your "Diamonds" or "Poor Dogs", and set service levels accordingly.

At a glance

Generated from the report definition (Customer Clustering / Customer Clustering).

  • Key visuals: scatter chart
  • Drill-through by: Employee

What this report helps you do

  • Segment customers by order frequency and monetary value
  • Identify high-value "Diamond" accounts and low-value "Poor Dog" accounts
  • Set differentiated service levels per customer segment
  • Prioritise the sales force where it creates the most value

Filters & slicers

Filter What it does
Client, Period, Employee, Items Focus the clustering on a company, period, salesperson or product portfolio.

Visuals on this page

Frequency vs. Monetary Cluster

A scatter/matrix positions customers by order frequency and monetary value into segments.

  • Read Diamonds (frequent, high-value) versus Poor Dogs (rare, low-value)
  • Ø Order Frequency (Days) and Ø Order Amount drive the segmentation
  • Assign service levels and account ownership per cluster

Typical use cases

  • Service-Level Definition — Match sales effort and service intensity to each customer segment.
  • Sales-Force Allocation — Concentrate scarce sales capacity on the highest-value clusters.
  • Ø Order Frequency (Days)
  • Ø Order Amount
  • Order Profit Margin
  • # Customers Next Order Overdue

See the full KPI & measure catalog for definitions and formats.


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