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Average lead time in months between subsequent product generations for primary products
This measure calculates the average number of months that elapse between product generations for primary products. It is a Cycle Time measure that helps companies analyze the…
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Percentage of products that are based on common development platforms
This measure calculates the percentage of products that are developed on common platforms, providing companies with key data for their "perform discovery research" process…
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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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Number of FTEs for the phase 'generate new product/service ideas' per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees per $1 billion dedicated to the phase ‘generate new product /service ideas,' which involves…
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Personnel cost of the phase 'generate new product/service ideas' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘generate new product/service ideas,' which involves identifying potential improvements/extensions…
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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 '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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Total cost of the phase 'generate new product/service ideas' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘generate new product/service ideas,' which involves identifying potential improvements/extensions…
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Outsourced cost of the phase 'generate new product/service ideas' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates outsourced cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘generate new product/service ideas,' which involves identifying potential improvements/extensions…
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Other cost of the phase 'design and develop product/services' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates other cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘design and develop products/services,' which includes assigning resources to product/service projects;…
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Other cost of the phase 'generate new product/service ideas' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates other cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘generate new product/service ideas,' which involves identifying potential improvements/extensions for…
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Systems cost of the phase 'design and develop product/services' per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost (per $100,000 revenue) of the phase ‘design and develop products/services,' which includes assigning resources to product/service…
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Systems cost to design and develop products/services per project that enters the test market products/services phase
This measure calculates systems cost to design and develop products/services per project that enters the test market products/services phase (in which prototypes are used to…
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Systems cost of the phase 'generate new product/service ideas' per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost (per $100,000 revenue) of the phase ‘generate new product/service ideas,' which involves identifying potential improvements/extensions…
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Overhead cost of the phase 'generate new product/service ideas' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates overhead cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘generate new product/service ideas,' which involves identifying potential improvements/extensions for…