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Total cost to perform the process group "produce/manufacture/deliver product" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1 billion revenue for scheduling production; producing the product and delivering it to the appropriate site; and scheduling and…
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Finished-product first-pass quality yield for primary products
This measure calculates the percentage of finished primary (or high level) products that meet all quality specifications at a final test point. It is part of a set of Process…
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Unplanned machine/equipment downtime as a percentage of scheduled run time
This measure helps companies calculates the percentage of scheduled run time that is disrupted by unplanned machine/equipment downtime. Note that unplanned machine/equipment…
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Costs of production material handling damage as a percentage of total material costs
This measure calculates the percentage of total material costs that comes from production material handling damage. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that…
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Engineering change order (ECO) cycle time in days
This measure helps companies calculate the average number of days elapsed for engineering change order (ECO) cycle time. An ECO is a documented outline of a proposed change…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "develop and manage time and attendance" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates number of full time equivalents (FTEs) per $1 billion business entity revenue that perform the process "develop and manage time and attendance". The…
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Percentage of FTEs that perform the process group "manage employee information" that perform the process "develop and manage time and attendance"
This measure calculates percentage of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process group "manage employee information" that perform the process "develop and…
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Percentage of FTEs that perform the process group "manage employee information" that perform the process "manage employee communication"
This measure calculates percentage of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process group "manage employee information" that perform the process "manage…
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Response time in hours for non-routine "manage employee information" inquiries
This measure determines the number of hours spent responding to non-routine inquiries (i.e. those that require complex responses and subject-matter expert escalation) for the…
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Response time in hours for routine "manage employee information" inquiries
This measure determines the number of hours spent responding to routine inquiries (i.e. those received on a regular basis that require a standard response) for the process …
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "manage employee communication" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process "manage employee communication" per $1 billion revenue. The process "manage…
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Percentage of FTEs that perform the process group "manage employee information" that perform the process "manage employee inquiry process"
This measure calculates percentage of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process group "manage employee information" that perform the process "manage…
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Percentage of FTEs that perform the process group "manage employee information" that perform the process "manage and maintain employee data"
This measure calculates percentage of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process group "manage employee information" that perform the process "manage and…
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Percentage of FTEs that perform the process group "manage employee information" that perform the process "manage human resource information systems (HRIS)"
This measure calculates percentage of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process group "manage employee information" that perform the process "manage…
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Percentage of FTEs that perform the process group "manage employee information" that perform the process "develop and manage employee metrics"
This measure calculates percentage of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the process group "manage employee information" that perform the process "develop and…