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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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Number of FTEs (including external) that perform the process group "develop products and services" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs), including external FTEs, that perform the process group "develop product and services," which…
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Total cost to perform the process group "develop products and services" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the process group "develop product and services," which handles all activities associated with designing, prototyping,…
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Product development defect rate in parts per million
This measure calculates the average manufacturing defect rate in parts per million for a company's primary products (during development; i.e. not yet fully finalized finished…
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Number of business entity employees per FTE that performs payroll administration activities
This measure calculates the number of business entity employees per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that maintains and administers employee earnings and deduction…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "process payroll" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates personnel cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process group "process payroll," which consists of the payment of salaries and wages in accordance…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "process payroll taxes" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that ensure regulatory and statutory compliance for payroll tax obligations…
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Total cost to perform the process "process payroll taxes" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process payroll taxes" process, which ensures regulatory and statutory compliance for payroll tax…
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Number of payroll disbursements processed per FTE that performs the process "manage pay"
This measure calculates the number of payroll disbursements per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that calculates employee payroll for each pay period, including bonus runs…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "manage pay" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that calculate employee payroll for each pay period, including bonus runs…
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Cycle time in business days to process the payroll
This measure calculates the number of business days that elapse between the HR/benefits system cut-off and the payroll transmit date. It is a Cycle Time measure that helps…
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Percentage of payroll disbursements that are manual checks/payments
This measure calculates the percentage of payroll disbursements that are manual checks/payments. A payroll disbursement is a transfer of funds from the payroll department to…
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Cycle time in business days between the time period cut-off for employees and the payroll transmit date
This measure calculates the number of business days that elapse between the time period cut-off for employees and the date that payroll is disbursed to employees and direct…
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Cycle time in business days to process time record data and enter into payroll system
This measure calculates the number of business days that elapse between receiving a time record from the employee and entering the data into the financial system that…