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Overhead and other costs to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates the overhead and other cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which involves developing…
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Forecast accuracy as a percentage of units shipped
Forecast accuracy compares forecasted demand to actual demand. This measure calculates it for products and/or families for markets/distribution channels in unit measurement…
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Value added productivity per employee
This measure calculates the value added productivity (total product revenue less total material purchases) per employee. It is part of a set of Staff Productivity measures…
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Number of unique places available for users to search for information inside the organization
This measure calculates number of unique places available for users to search for information inside the organization. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to…
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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…
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Average monthly demand forecast accuracy
This measure calculates your business entity supply chain's average monthly demand forecast accuracy. Forecast accuracy is a measurement comparing the forecasted demand to…
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Average monthly demand forecast accuracy measured 12 months ago
This measure calculates your business entity supply chain's average monthly demand forecast accuracy, measured 12 months ago. Forecast accuracy is a measurement comparing the…
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Percentage change in monthly forecast accuracy over the past 12 months attributed to AI
This measure calculates percentage change in monthly forecast accuracy over the past 12 months attributed to AI. Artificial Intelligence (AI) (aka cognitive solutions) is a…
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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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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 'support product manufacturing or service delivery' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase ‘support product manufacturing or service delivery,' which are monitored by new product/service…
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Total cost of the phase 'test market for new or revised products and services' per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost (per $1,000 revenue) of the phase 'test market for new or revised products and services,' which uses prototypes to assess the market…
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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…