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Number of times last year employees used existing communication channels to report suspected improprieties per 1,000 employees
This measure calculates the number of times per 1,000 employees that employees used existing communication channels to report suspected improprieties last year. It is part of…
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Percentage of internal controls staff that is centralized at the finance shared services center
This measure calculates the percentage of internal controls staff that is centralized at the finance shared services center. Shared service centers combine common or…
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Percentage change in finished-product first-pass quality yield for primary products in the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage change in finished-product first-pass quality yield for primary products in the past 12 months. Finished product first-pass quality yield…
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Percentage change in unplanned production downtime as percentage of scheduled run time in the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage change in unplanned production downtime as percentage of scheduled run time in the past 12 months. Unplanned downtime is a measure of the…
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Percentage change in Electricity consumption (kWh) per manufactured product in the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage change in Electricity consumption (kWh) per manufactured product in the past 12 months. This Supplemental Information measure is intended…
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Percentage change in scrap and rework costs as a percentage of cost of goods sold in the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage change in scrap and rework costs as a percentage of cost of goods sold in the past 12 months. Scrap and rework is defined as material that…
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Percentage change in warranty costs (repair and replacement) as a percentage of sales in the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage change in warranty costs (repair and replacement) as a percentage of sales in the past 12 months. Warranty cost (repair and replacement)…
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Unplanned production downtime as percentage of scheduled run time
This measure calculates unplanned production downtime as percentage of scheduled run time. Unplanned downtime is a measure of the time overall production, a machine or other…
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Unplanned production downtime as percentage of scheduled run time measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates unplanned production downtime as percentage of scheduled run time measured 12 months ago. Unplanned downtime is a measure of the time overall…
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Finished-product first-pass quality yield for primary products measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates finished-product first-pass quality yield for primary products measured 12 months ago. Finished product first-pass quality yield is the percentage of…
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Percentage change in manufacturing FTEs over the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage change in manufacturing full time equivalents (FTEs) over the past 12 months. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to help companies…
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Warranty costs (repair and replacement) as a percentage of sales measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates warranty costs (repair and replacement) as a percentage of sales measured 12 months ago. Warranty cost (repair and replacement) here includes all…
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Scrap and rework costs as a percentage of cost of goods sold measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates scrap and rework costs as a percentage of cost of goods sold measured 12 months ago. Scrap and rework is defined as material that is added into…
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Electricity consumption (kWh) per manufactured product
This measure calculates electricity consumption (kWh) per manufactured product. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to help companies minimize waste and refine…
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Electricity consumption (kWh) per manufactured product measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates electricity consumption (kWh) per manufactured product measured 12 months ago. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to help companies minimize…