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Percentage growth in R&D cost from three reporting periods prior

This measure calculates the total percentage growth in research and development (R&D) cost over the past three reporting periods. R&D costs include all labor, materials, and…

Percentage of total innovation spend allocated to enhancements to existing products/processes/business models

This measure calculates the percentage of total innovation spend allocated to enhancements to existing products/processes/business models. It is part of a set of Supplemental…

Percentage of R&D cost related to new product development projects

This measure calculates the percentage of research and development (R&D) cost related to new product development projects (as opposed to product improvement and extension). R…

Percentage of R&D cost related to product improvements and extensions

This measure calculates the percentage of research and development (R&D) costs related to improvement and extension projects (as opposed to development projects). R&D cost…

Research and development (R&D) FTEs as a percentage of total business entity FTEs

The measure calculates the percentage of total business full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that are specifically dedicated to research and development (R&D). Research is a…

Percentage of revenue from product/services launched in the past year

This measure identifies the percentage of revenue generated from products/services launched in the previous year. It is part of a set of Process Efficiency measures that help…

Time-to-market in days for existing product/service improvement projects

This measure calculates the number of calendar days required to design, test market, and manufacture/deliver existing product/service improvement projects. The cycle time…

Time-to-market in days for new product/service development projects

This measure calculates the number of calendar days required to design, test market, and manufacture/deliver new product/service development projects. The cycle time begins…

Number of research and development (R&D) FTEs per $1 billion revenue

This measure calculates the number of research and development (R&D) full-time equivalent (FTE) employees per $1 billion revenue. Research is a planned search and exploration…

Research and development (R&D) cost as a percentage of revenue

This measure calculates research and development (R&D) cost as a percentage of revenue. R&D cost includes all cost elements—including labor costs, material costs, allocations…

Total R&D cost as a percentage of revenue (three reporting periods prior)

This measure calculates the total research and development (R&D) cost in relation to revenue over the past three reporting periods. R&D costs include all labor, materials,…

Total R&D cost per $1,000 revenue (three reporting periods prior)

This measure calculates total Research and development (R&D) cost per $1,000 business entity revenue, both from three reporting periods prior. Research and Development (R&D)…

Total R&D cost per business entity employee for the current reporting period

This measure calculates the total research and development (R&D) cost per current business entity employee. R&D costs include all labor, materials, and overhead associated…

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…

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…