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Average time-to-profitability in months for new product/service development projects
This measure calculates the average number of months that elapse from the start of the "design and develop product/service" process (when resources are first assigned) to the…
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Research and development (R&D) cost per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the research and development (R&D) cost per $1,000 revenue. R&D costs include all labor, materials, and overhead associated with discovering new…
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Research and development (R&D) cost as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates research and development (R&D) cost as a percentage of revenue. R&D cost includes all cost elements—including labor costs, material costs, allocations…
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Percentage of total vacancies filled by internal candidates
This measure calculates percentage of total vacancies filled by internal candidates at business entity. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies…
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Voluntary terminations as a percentage of total business entity employees
This measure calculates the percentage of total business entity employees that left an organization of their own accord due to any situation. It is part of a set of Process…
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Employee turnover rate
This measure determines the employee turnover rate, which is calculated by dividing total employees terminated (both voluntary and involuntary) by the average number of …
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Voluntary terminations as a percentage of total business entity employee turnover
This measure calculates the percentage of total business entity employee turnover that was the result of employees voluntarily leaving the organization of their own accord…
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Involuntary terminations as a percentage of total business entity employee turnover
This measure calculates the percentage of total business entity employees that were terminated due to permanent layoff, redundancy, termination for cause, etc. As part of a…
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Involuntary terminations as a percentage of total business entity employees
This measure calculates the percentage of total business entity employees that were terminated due to permanent layoff, redundancy, termination for cause, etc. It is part of…
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Agent involuntary attrition rate
This measure determines the agent involuntary attrition rate, which is calculated by dividing the number of agents involuntarily terminated during the reporting period by the…
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Percentage of the work force that are expatriates
This measure calculates the percentage of work force that have been moved to another country to undertake a role within that country for their same organization. As part of a…
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Percentage of products, launched with embedded software, meeting quality targets
This measure calculates percentage of products launched with embedded software (including variants planned during initial development) that meet quality targets. This…
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Average number of components (part numbers) per product unit
This measure calculates average number of components (part numbers) per product unit. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate additional…
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Percentage of product cost allocated to software
This measure calculates percentage of product cost allocated to software. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate additional variables…
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Percentage of product cost allocated to electrical components
This measure calculates percentage of product cost allocated to electrical components. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help companies evaluate…