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Total uncollectable balances as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates total uncollectable balances as a percentage of revenue. Uncollectable balances are amounts owed to your business unit for goods or services already…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "manage and process collections" per process FTE
This measure calculates personnel cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the process "manage and process collections," which consists of posting…
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Percentage of invoices that is adjusted by the customer prior to payment
This measure calculates percentage of invoices that is adjusted by the customer prior to payment. An invoice is a bill prepared by a seller of goods or services and submitted…
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Total number of invoices billed to customers (current and delinquent) per FTE that performs the process "manage and process collections"
This measure calculates the number of invoices processed per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that performs the process "manage and process collections," which consists of…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "manage and process collections" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that perform the process "manage and process collections," which consists…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "manage and process collections" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "manage and process collections," which consists of posting entries to respective accounts,…
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Number of new businesses launched over the past three reporting periods per $1 billion revenue (current reporting period)
This measure calculates the number of new businesses launched by a business entity over the past three reporting periods (i.e. past three years) per $1 billion revenue. "New…
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Number of new businesses launched over the past three reporting periods per $100 million R&D spend (three reporting periods prior)
This measure calculates the number of new businesses launched by a business entity over the past three reporting periods (i.e. past three years) per $100 million R&D spend. …
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Number of new product/service development projects per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates how many new products/services per $1 billion revenue are in development, allowing companies to keep track of the quantity of new projects. It is part…
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Average time-to-market in days for all products (including product improvements and extensions)
This measure calculates the average number of calendar days required to design, test market, and manufacture/deliver all types of new products (including product improvements…
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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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Compounded annual growth rate of R&D costs over the past three reporting periods
This measure helps companies project the compound annual growth rate of R&D costs over the previous three reporting periods. R&D costs include all labor, materials, and…
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Cycle time in days from the start of design and development through completion of test marketing for existing product/service improvement projects
This measure calculates the number of calendar days from the start of design and development for a product/service (beginning when resources are assigned) through completion…
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Cycle time in days from the start of design and development through completion of test marketing for new product/service development projects
This measure calculates the number of calendar days from the start of design and development for a product/service (beginning when resources are assigned) through completion…
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Engineering change order (ECO) costs as a percentage of the total new product development cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost of new product development that comes from engineering change order (ECO) costs. An ECO is a documented outline of a…