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Percentage of new product/service development projects launched on time
This measure calculates the percentage of new product/service development projects that are completed and made ready for marketing/sale on time, relative to the launch date…
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Cycle time in days for the formal performance review process from start to finish for middle management/specialists
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) required to complete the formal performance review process from start to finish for middle management…
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Cycle time in days for the formal performance review process from start to finish for Operational workers/office staff
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) required to complete the formal performance review process from start to finish for operational…
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Cycle time in days for the formal performance review process from start to finish for senior management/executives
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) required to complete the formal performance review process from start to finish for senior management…
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Percentage of total annual revenue from generating variants in engineering
This measure calculates, for engineer to order models, the percentage of total annual revenue from generating variants in engineering. This Supplemental Information measure…
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Operational workers or office staff overtime pay as a percentage of total pay (including cost of benefits)
This measure calculates overtime pay for operational workers or office staff, as a percentage of total pay (including cost of benefits). Operational workers/office staff…
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Number of days absent per employee including maternity and paternity leave
This measure calculates the number of days absent annually per employee, including absences for maternity and paternity leave. As part of a set of Supplemental Information…
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Percentage of middle management/specialists that receive a formal performance review
This measure calculates the percentage of middle management/specialists (i.e. managers with budgetary and/or supervisory responsibility who report to senior management and/or…
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Percentage of operational workers/office staff that receive a formal performance review
This measure calculates the percentage of operational workers/office staff (i.e. employees who do not have any management responsibility) that receive a qualitative or…
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Percentage of senior management/executives that receive a formal performance review
This measure calculates the percentage of senior management/executives (i.e. the highest-ranking officers and managers below executives) that receive a qualitative or…
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Number of FTEs for product development phases per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that work on the "develop and manage products and services" function…
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Percentage change in the new hire 12 month retention rate in the past 12 months (pre- to post-Covid)
This measure calculates percentage change in the new hire 12 month retention rate in the past 12 months (pre-Covid). This Supplemental Information measure is intended to help…
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Percentage change in average time to launch manufacturing for a new product in the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage change in average time to launch manufacturing for a new product in the past 12 months. This Supplemental Information measure is intended…
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Average time to launch manufacturing for a new product
This measure calculates average time to launch manufacturing for a new product. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration related to the…
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Average time to launch manufacturing for a new product measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates average time to launch manufacturing for a new product measured 12 months ago. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this…