1 Introducing logistics 1.1 Definition of logistics According to a widespread definition‚ logistics (from the Greek term l´ gos‚ which o means ‘order’‚ or from the French loger‚ which means ‘allocate’) is the discipline that studies the functional activities determining the flow of materials (and of the relative information) in a company‚ from their origin at the suppliers up to delivery of the finished products to the customers and to the post-sales service. The origins of logistics
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How Business Intelligence is in today ’s global competition Jack Cheung 5-Mar-2013 • What’s Business Intelligence • How BI provides business values to enterprises • Popular BI applications – – – – – – BI reports and dashboards Budget planning Financial consolidation and reporting What-if analysis Balanced scorecard Data mining • Challenges of implementing BI projects • Hot BI topics in 2013 – Big data – Cloud – Social networking • BI career development • References • Q&A What’s
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WCDMA Performance - Radio Access Network KPI Definition Manual for UMTS6.0(V1.0) For internal use only 2007-1-16 Written: WCDMA&GSM网络 Data: 性能研究部 Review: Review: Data: Data: Huawei Technologies Co.‚ Ltd. All rights reserved 2007-1-16` WCDMA Performance – Radio Access Network KPI definition Manual for UMTS5.1 (V1.2) Revision Record Date Revision version change Description Author New document based on the KPI 2007-01 1.0 definition manual
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performance indicators (KPIs) are important measures of your business that have a direct influence on its overall performance. When choosing KPIs you should ensure that they are SMART: specific measurable achievable realistic time-based Once you have chosen your business’ KPIs‚ you should create a KPI assessment template that lists information on your KPIs‚ how they affect the business‚ and how you can ensure you meet the targets. By presenting the information in a KPI assessment template
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key performance indicator (KPI) is a type of performance measurement.[1] An organization may use KPIs to evaluate its success‚ or to evaluate the success of a particular activity in which it is engaged. Sometimes success is defined in terms of making progress toward strategic goals‚[2] but often success is simply the repeated‚ periodic achievement of some level of operational goal (e.g. zero defects‚ 10/10 customer satisfaction‚ etc.). Accordingly‚ choosing the right KPIs relies upon a good understanding
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Objective 2 Objective 3 Responsibility KPI/KRA 1 KPI/KRA 2 KPI/KRA 3 KPI/KRA 4 KPI/KRA 5 3 Objective Grid: Secondary Concept KSOM If you cannot measure what you are doing then you probably should not be doing it. Associated with the responsibility are the concepts of success and measurement. Depending on the industry application the responsibility is often called a Key Performance and the common acronym KPI is the Key Performance Indicator. Strategy Map KPI/KRA Objective Measure Score/Outcome
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Performance Indicators for the Construction Industry Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are the most common benchmarking experience that construction companies and their clients will have encountered. A KPI is the measure of a process that is critical to the success of an organization. Many organizations use KPIs. There are a number of performance measures that define the success of a project or organization. The KPIs are essentially the evidence that culture change and process improvement are actually
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References: Agheyisi‚ R. (2009). 5 Tips for Selecting Good KPIs for Your Business. Retrieved on 2/14/2014 from http://ezinearticles.com/?5-tips-for-selecting-good-KPIs-foryour-business&id=3323103 Bauer‚ K. (2004). The Power of Metrics- KPIs: Not all metrics are created equal. Eckerson‚ W. W. (2009). Performance management strategies. Business intelligence journal‚ 14 (1)‚ 24- 28. Garrett‚ J. (2012)
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An 8-Step Strategy for Effective KPI Development and Implementation From Chaos to Clarity www.ohl.com or 877-401-6400 Introduction Intelligent decisions require quality information. All information should be judged according to five criteria: relevance‚ accuracy‚ timeliness‚ clarity‚ and visibility. Deficiencies in any of these areas will weaken the decisionmaking process. Ensuring the quality of information is critical for effective supply chain management. Unfortunately‚ the complexity
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KPIs – The Metrics that Drive Performance Management Although selection of the appropriate visuals and graphs contribute to the effectiveness of a business performance management (BPM) dashboard‚ the true "soul" of the dashboard is the key performance indicators (KPIs). KPIs measure the business health of the enterprise and ensure that all individuals at all levels are "marching in step" to the same goals and strategies. They also provide the focal point for enterprise-wide standardization‚ collaboration
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