SERVICE EFFICIENCY METRIC
A method and a system for generating one or more service efficiency metrics are provided in this disclosure. According to various exemplary embodiments, a system receives transaction information and power consumption information of an online business. Moreover, the system generates, using one or more processors, a service efficiency metric based on the transaction information and the power consumption information, the service efficiency metric indicating a number of transactions executed via the online business during a specific time period per unit of power consumed in executing the transactions during the specific time period.
1 . A method comprising:
receiving transaction information and power consumption information of an online business; and
generating, using one or more processors, a service efficiency metric based on the transaction information and the power consumption information, the service efficiency metric indicating a number of transactions executed via the online business during a specific time period per unit of power consumed in executing the transactions during the specific time period.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transactions include search queries, and the power consumed includes a data center power consumption value observed at one or more data centers that execute the search queries.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transactions include posting of seller listings, and the power consumed includes a data center power consumption value observed at one or more data centers that execute the posting of the seller listings.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transactions include purchases, and the power consumed includes a data center power consumption value observed at one or more data centers that execute the purchases.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a second service efficiency metric based on the transaction information and a user count, the second service efficiency metric indicating a number of transactions executed via the online business during a particular time period per user during the particular time period.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a third service efficiency metric based on the power consumption information and a user count, the third service efficiency metric indicating an amount of power consumed by operations of the online business during a particular time period per user during the particular time period.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving operating cost information and user count information; and
generating at least one of:
a cost-per-transaction service efficiency metric based on the operating cost information and the transaction information;
a cost-per-watt service efficiency metric based on the operating cost information and the power consumption information; and
a cost-per-user service efficiency metric based on the operating cost information and the user count information.
8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving revenue information and user count information; and
generating at least one of:
a revenue-per-transaction service efficiency metric based on the revenue information and the transaction information;
a revenue-per-watt service efficiency metric based on the revenue information and the power consumption information; and
a revenue-per-user service efficiency metric based on the revenue information and the user count information.
9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving carbon generation information and user count information; and
generating at least one of:
a carbon-per-transaction service efficiency metric based on the carbon generation information and the transaction information;
a carbon-per-watt service efficiency metric based on the carbon generation information and the power consumption information; and
a carbon-per-user service efficiency metric based on the carbon generation information and the user count information.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a recommendation to improve a value of the service efficiency metric based on the service efficiency metric.
11 . A service efficiency management system comprising:
a data management module operable to receive transaction information and power consumption information of an online business; and
a metric generation module operable to generate, using one or more processors, a service efficiency metric based on the transaction information and the power consumption information, the service efficiency metric indicating a number of transactions executed at the online business during a specific time period per unit of power consumed by operating the online business during the specific time period.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transactions include search queries, and the power consumed includes a data center power consumption value observed at one or more data centers that execute the search queries.
13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transactions include posting of seller listings, and the power consumed includes a data center power consumption value observed at one or more data centers that execute the posting of the seller listings.
14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transactions include purchases, and the power consumed includes a data center power consumption value observed at one or more data centers that execute the purchases.
15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the metric generation module is further configured to:
generate a second service efficiency metric based on the transaction information and a user count, the second service efficiency metric indicating a number of transactions executed via the online business during a particular time period per user during the particular time period.
16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the metric generation module is further configured to:
generate a third service efficiency metric based on the power consumption information and a user count, the third service efficiency metric indicating an amount of power consumed by operations of the online business during a particular time period per user during the particular time period.
17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the metric generation module is further configured to:
receive operating cost information and user count information; and
generate at least one of:
a cost-per-transaction service efficiency metric based on the operating cost information and the transaction information;
a cost-per-watt service efficiency metric based on the operating cost information and the power consumption information; and
a cost-per-user service efficiency metric based on the operating cost information and the user count information.
18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the metric generation module is further configured to:
receive revenue information and user count information; and
generate at least one of:
a revenue-per-transaction service efficiency metric based on the revenue information and the transaction information;
a revenue-per-watt service efficiency metric based on the revenue information and the power consumption information; and
a revenue-per-user service efficiency metric based on the revenue information and the user count information.
19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the metric generation module is further configured to:
receive carbon generation information and user count information; and
generate at least one of:
a carbon-per-transaction service efficiency metric based on the carbon generation information and the transaction information;
a carbon-per-watt service efficiency metric based on the carbon generation information and the power consumption information; and
a carbon-per-user service efficiency metric based on the carbon generation information and the user count information.
20 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions executable by one or more machines to perform operations comprising:
receiving transaction information and power consumption information of the online business; and
generating, using one or more processors, a service efficiency metric based on the transaction information and the power consumption information, the service efficiency metric indicating a number of transactions executed via the online business during a specific time period per unit of power consumed in executing the transactions during the specific time period.