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Percentage of total annual revenue from generating variants in production
This measure calculates, for build to order models, the percentage of total annual revenue from generating variants in production. This Supplemental Information measure is…
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Percentage of component part numbers common with other products
This measure calculates, within a typical product, the percentage of total component parts that are common with other products (as opposed to being unique to that specific…
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Average design-to-launch time, in months, for product platforms
This measure calculates average design-to-launch time, in months, for product platforms. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration related…
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Average design-to-launch time, in months, for completely new products
This measure calculates average design-to-launch time, in months, for completely new products. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration…
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Average design-to-launch time, in months, for new product variants
This measure calculates average design-to-launch time, in months, for new product variants. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help companies analyze this duration…
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Average design-to-launch time, in months, for new software-enabled features for existing products
This measure calculates average design-to-launch time, in months, for new software-enabled features for existing products. This Cycle Time measure is intended to help…
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Number of units produced per year
This measure calculates number of units produced per year. This Staff Productivity measure is intended to help companies assess the efficiency of their staff related to the…
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Percentage of products that are based on common development platforms
This measure calculates the percentage of products that are developed on common platforms, providing companies with key data for their "perform discovery research" process…
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Total cost, excluding overhead cost, for the business entity's knowledge management program per business entity employee
This measure calculates the total cost, excluding overhead cost, for the business entity's knowledge management (KM) program, per business entity employee. KM is responsible…
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Total cost, excluding overhead cost, for the business entity's knowledge management program per FTE that directly supports it
This measure calculates the total cost, excluding overhead cost, for the business entity's knowledge management (KM) program, per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that…
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Percentage of total cost for knowledge management program, initiative, or service allocated to personnel (staff) costs directly associated with KM
This measure calculates the percentage of total cost for the knowledge management (KM) program, initiative, or service allocated to personnel (staff) costs directly…
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Costs for KM meetings, events, marketing, and training per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates cost per $1,000 revenue for knowledge management (KM) meetings, events, marketing, and training. KM is responsible for organizing an entity's…
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KM costs other than personnel for staff and contractor personnel, outsourcing, systems, meetings, events, marketing, and training per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total knowledge management (KM) costs other than personnel for staff and contractor personnel, outsourcing, systems, meetings, events, marketing, and…
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Funding for KM program, initiative, or service from central/enterprise funding source per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates funding for the knowledge management (KM) program, initiative, or service that comes from central/enterprise funding source, per $1,000 revenue. KM is…
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Funding for KM program, initiative, or service from allocations from business units, functions, or groups leveraging KM services per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates funding for the knowledge management (KM) program, initiative, or service from allocations from business units, functions, or groups leveraging KM…