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Number of existing product/service improvement and extension concepts per FTE that carries out the phase 'generate new product/service ideas'
This measure calculates the number of existing product/service improvement and extension project ideas generated per new product/service ideas full-time equivalent (FTE)…
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This measure calculates the number of existing product/service improvement and extension projects generated per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee involved from the start of…
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Number of existing product/service improvement and extension projects per $1 billion revenue
This measure identifies the number of pre-design concepts that are existing product/service improvements and extensions per $1 billion revenue. Existing product/service…
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This measure calculates the number of new product/service development projects per full-time equivalent employee involved from the start of the design and develop product…
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Ratio of the number of projects to concepts in the pre-design phase for existing product/service extensions and improvements
This measure calculates the ratio of projects to concepts in the pre-design phase for existing product/service extensions and improvements. Existing product/service…
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Ratio of the number of projects to concepts in the pre-design phase for new product/service developments
This measure calculates the ratio of projects to concepts in the pre-design phase for new product/service developments. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures…
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Ratio of the total numbers of projects to pre-design concepts
This measure calculates the ratio of projects to concepts in the pre-design phase for all projects, including new product/service development projects, new/existing product…
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Number of concepts in the pre-design phase that are existing product/service improvements and extensions per $1 billion revenue
This measure identifies the number of pre-design concepts that are existing product/service improvements and extensions per $1 billion revenue. Existing product/service…
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Number of concepts in the pre-design phase that are new product/service developments per $1 billion revenue
This measure identifies the number of pre-design concepts that are new product/service developments per $1 billion revenue. By monitoring the types of concepts in this phase,…
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Total cost to carry out the phase 'generate new product/service ideas' per concept in the pre-design phase that is an existing product/service improvement or extension
This measure calculates the total cost to generate new product/service ideas per concept that is in the pre-design phase that is an existing product/service improvement or…
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Total cost to carry out the phase 'generate new product/service ideas' per completely new product/service concept
This measure calculates the systems cost to generate new product/service ideas per new product/service opportunity. Systems cost includes any specific cost related to system…
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Systems cost of the phase 'test market for new or revised products and services' per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost (per $100,000 revenue) of the phase 'test market for new or revised products and services,' which uses prototypes to assess the market…
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Equipment cost to perform the function "develop and manage products and services" as a percentage of total cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost for the function "develop and manage products and services" that comes from equipment cost (machinery, hardware, etc…
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Material cost to perform the function "develop and manage products and services" as a percentage of total cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost for the function "develop and manage products and services" that comes from material cost. This Supplemental…
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Personnel cost to perform the function "develop and manage products and services" as a percentage of total cost
This measure calculates the percentage of the total cost for the function "develop and manage products and services" that comes from internal personnel cost (employee…