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Percentage change in average time to launch manufacturing for a new product in the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage change in average time to launch manufacturing for a new product in the past 12 months. This Supplemental Information measure is intended…
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Average time to launch manufacturing for a new product
This measure calculates average time to launch manufacturing for a new product. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration related to the…
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Average time to launch manufacturing for a new product measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates average time to launch manufacturing for a new product measured 12 months ago. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this…
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Average monthly demand forecast accuracy
This measure calculates your business entity supply chain's average monthly demand forecast accuracy. Forecast accuracy is a measurement comparing the forecasted demand to…
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Average monthly demand forecast accuracy measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates your business entity supply chain's average monthly demand forecast accuracy, measured 12 months ago. Forecast accuracy is a measurement comparing the…
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Percentage change in monthly forecast accuracy over the past 12 months attributed to AI
This measure calculates percentage change in monthly forecast accuracy over the past 12 months attributed to AI. Artificial Intelligence (AI) (aka cognitive solutions) is a…
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Number of FTEs for the phase 'design and develop product/services' per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees per $1 billion revenue for the ‘design and develop products/services,' which includes assigning…
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Personnel cost of the phase 'design and develop product/services' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘design and develop products/services,' which includes assigning resources to product/service…
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Total cost of the phase 'support product manufacturing or service delivery' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘support product manufacturing or service delivery,' which are monitored by new product/service…
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Total cost of the phase 'test market for new or revised products and services' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase 'test market for new or revised products and services,' which uses prototypes to assess the market…
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Total cost of the phase 'design and develop product/services' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘design and develop products/services,' which includes assigning resources to product/service…
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Number of products (SKUs) per FTE that performs the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources"
This measure calculates the number of products (SKUs) per full-time equivalent employee (FTE) that performs the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources,"…
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Forecast accuracy as a percentage of value shipped
Forecast accuracy compares forecasted demand to actual demand. This measure calculates it for products and/or families for markets/distribution channels in unit measurement…
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Cycle time in days from the start of design and development through completion of test marketing for existing product/service extension 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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Outsourced cost of the phase 'support product manufacturing or service delivery' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘support product manufacturing or service delivery,' which are monitored by new product/service…