The KPI Compendium
The KPI Compendium

Author: Smartkpis Com

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2013-03-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781483912462

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By assembling the largest collection of KPIs in a single book, The KPI Institute provides a powerful practice based learning tool. The KPI Compendium lists over 20,000 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) examples listed by the smartKPIs.com team of researchers on the website with the same name. Main features: Each example has an identification number assigned to it, that can be used to look up additional KPI documentation on the website. All examples are grouped in a taxonomy structured around 3 contexts: global, organizational and personal. Contexts are grouped in further categories such as functional areas and industries Functional areas covered: Accounting Accounts Payable - Accounts Receivable Corporate Services Administration - Office Support - Corporate Travel - Facilities - Property Management - Legal Services CSR / Sustainability / Environmental Care Corporate Social Responsibility - Environmental Care Finance Asset - Portfolio management - Financial stability - Forecasts & Valuation - Liquidity - Profitability Governance, Compliance and Risk Compliance and Audit Management - Governance - Risk Management Human Resources Information Technology Application Development - Data Center - Enterprise Architecture - IT - General - IT - Security - Network Management - Service Management Knowledge and Innovation Innovation - Knowledge Management - R & D Management Marketing & Communications Advertising - Marketing - Public Relations Online Presence - eCommerce eCommerce - Email Marketing - Online Advertising - Online Publishing - Weblogs - Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - Web Analytics Portfolio and Project Management Benefits Realization Management - Portfolio Management - Project Management Production & Quality Management Maintenance - Production - Quality Management Sales and Customer Service Customer Service - Sales Supply Chain, Procurement, Distribution Contract Management - Inventory Management - Logistics / Distribution - Procurement / Purchasing - Supply Chain Management Industries covered: Agriculture Arts and Culture Construction & Capital Works Education & Training Financial Institutions Government - Local Government - State/Federal Healthcare Emergency Response/Ambulance Services - Healthcare Support Services - Hospitals - Medical Laboratory - Medical Practice - Preventive Healthcare - Veterinary Medicine Hospitality & Tourism Food and Beverage Service - Hotel/Accommodation - Tour Operator - Travel Agency Infrastructure Operations Airports - Ports - Railways - Roads Manufacturing Media Non-profit / Non-governmental Postal and Courier Services Professional Services Accounting Services - Business Consulting - Engineering - Legal Practice - Recruitment/Employment Activities - Publishing Real Estate/Property Property Management - Real Estate Development - Real Estate Transactions Resources Coal and Minerals Mining - Oil and Gas - Sustainability/Green Energy Retail Sport Management Coaching/Training - Sport Club Management - Sport Event Organization Telecommunications/Call Center Call Center - Telecommunications Transportation Airlines - Land Transport (Road & Rail) - Local Public Transport - Marine Transport/Shipping Utilities Electricity - Natural Gas - Water and Sewage

Key Performance Indicators for Sustainable Management
Key Performance Indicators for Sustainable Management

Author: Hans-Ulrich Krause

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2019-11-18

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 3110598094

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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have become a regular and useful tool for measuring business performance everywhere. The KPIs not only help in strategic planning but also in managing operative business world over. The KPIs in the book are organized according to the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) approach, which emphasizes the importance of using both financial and non-financial information to remain competitive in the modern world. We proudly place on record the fact that our book is the first of its kind and provides for a complete analysis of KPIs under financial, customer, process and human resource/innovation perspectives. The book is a major contribution towards achieving sustainable growth as a competitive advantage. It also emphasizes the importance of social acceptance and environmental impact of the business activity. The compendium provides over 170 KPIs in a compact form. It delivers simple definitions, easy to calculate formulae, possible interpretations and useful suggestions towards an efficient and effective implementation of KPIs as controlling instruments.

Value-Based Metrics
Value-Based Metrics

Author: Frank J. Fabozzi

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2000-06-15

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9781883249762

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Investors, shareholders, and corporate leaders looking for an edge in today's New Economy are moving beyond traditional accounting yardsticks toward new means of gauging performance and profitability. An increasing number of Wall Street analysts and corporate boards are adopting value-based metrics such as EVA, MVA, and CFROI as a measure of a firm's profitability because these standards adjust for all of the firm's cost of capital - equity as well as debt. James Grant tackled the issue of economic value added in its infancy with Foundations of Economic Value Added - one of the first primers on the topic, endorsed by its creator, G. Bennett Stewart. Now, in Value Based Metrics: Foundations and Practice, he and Frank Fabozzi head a team of some of the leading proponents of value based metrics on both the investment management side and the corporate side. This comprehensive reference outlines how corporations and analysts can use value based metrics to more accurately measure the financial performance of individual companies, industries, and economies, as well as how to get an edge in today's turbulent market.

Compendium on Enterprise Resource Planning
Compendium on Enterprise Resource Planning

Author: Siar Sarferaz

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-04-01

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13: 3030938565

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This book explains the functional scope, the data model, the solution architecture, the underlying engineering concepts, and the programming model of SAP S/4HANA as the most well-known enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The approach is to start with general concepts and then to proceed step-by-step to concrete implementations in SAP S/4HANA. In the first part the reader learns about the market view of ERP solutions and vendors. The second part deals with the business processes for sales, marketing, finance, supply chain, manufacturing, services, procurement, and human resources which are covered with SAP S/4HANA. In the third part the underlying concepts of SAP S/4HANA are described, for example in-memory storage, analytics and search, artificial intelligence, process and data integration, security and compliance, lifecycle management, performance and scalability, configuration and implementation. The book is concluded with a final chapter explaining how to deploy an appliance to explore SAP S/4HANA. The target audience for the book are managers and business analysts who want to understand the market situation and future ERP trends, end users and process experts who need to comprehend the business processes and the according solution capabilities provided with SAP S/4HANA, architects and developers who have to learn the technical concepts and frameworks for enhancing SAP S/4HANA functionality, and consultants and partners who require to adopt and configure SAP S/4HANA.

MES Compendium
MES Compendium

Author: Jürgen Kletti

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-10-28

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 3662549832

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Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is the central part and data hub in a manufacturing environment, connecting ERP and shop floor through horizontal and vertical integration. As a perfect example of modern and Industry 4.0 orientated MES, HYDRA is described, basically modular structured with plenty of standard functions, covering all production areas and departments in a factory, such as machine connectivity, production management, production logistics, quality management, resource management, energy management, and HR. Collecting vast real-time production data is just the very first step, where many MES systems linger about. More important is to analyze and utilize mass production data, turning Big Data into Smart Data. MES Hydra offers various analysis tools and reports for the sake of efficiency and transparency.

Multiple Task Performance
Multiple Task Performance

Author: D Damos

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1991-10-07

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 9780850667578

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This edited collection combines contributions from academics and human factor specialists upon the theme of multiple-task performance - the ability of the mind to control several actions simultaneously.

Organizational Health
Organizational Health

Author: Naomi Stanford

Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers

Published: 2012-12-03

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0749466030

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Organizational Health is an organization's ability to function effectively, to cope adequately, to change appropriately, and to grow from within. A healthy organization is just that in all its aspects: people, process, structures, systems, behaviours and governance. It is one where appropriate adaptive, maintenance and development activities are integral to maintaining performance and alignment in the operating environment. Organizational Health takes an informed look at the critical and interdependent elements of an organization that must be maintained in a healthy state for managers to meet their business goals. Using a practical, structured approach it covers: understanding and assessing organizational health; the impact of structures on organizational health such as hierarchies, alliances and joint ventures; control methods such as corporate governance, ethics and compliance; maintenance and development including OD, change management, learning and workplace environment; sustainability including carbon footprint and business ecosystems; indicators of health and dysfunction.

Fundamentals of Performance Improvement
Fundamentals of Performance Improvement

Author: Darlene Van Tiem

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-05-01

Total Pages: 706

ISBN-13: 1118025245

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Fundamentals of Performance Improvement, 3rd Edition Fundamentals of Performance Improvement is a substantially new version of the down-to-earth, how-to guide designed to help business leaders, practitioners, and students understand the science and art of performance technology and successfully implement organizational and societal change. Using the Performance Improvement / Human Performance Technology (HPT) model, the expert authors explain step-by-step how to spot performance indicators, analyze problems, identify underlying causes, describe desired results, and create workable solutions. “It does not matter what function you align yourself to in your organization, this book allows you to tap into the secrets that drive organizational success. Several books work to define what is performance improvement and performance technology. This one also provides insights into the Why? And How?” —CEDRIC T. COCO, CPT, SVP, Learning and Organizational Effectiveness, Lowe’s Companies “Fundamentals of Performance Improvement is full of practical models and tools for improving the world by partnering with customers, clients, constituents, and colleagues. It provides a path forward for successful transformation and performance improvement at personal, group and collective levels. It is a must read for leaders and consultants seeking to advance opportunities in new and emerging situations.” —DIANA WHITNEY, PhD, president, Corporation for Positive Change “If you have an interest in performance improvement, this is simply the best available book on the topic. It addresses the science and craft as well as the intricacies of how to improve workplace performance. Van Tiem, Moseley, and Dessinger have incorporated into this work the best available research on the Certified Performance Technology (CPT) standards and process.” —JAMES A. PERSHING, Ph.D., CPT, professor emeritus, Workplace Learning and Performance Improvement, Indiana University “Its international flavor, with practitioner comments and examples drawn from across the world, enhances its appeal as more and more professionals operate in an increasingly global context.” —DALJIT SINGH, Asia Pacific Director of Talent Management, Baker & McKenzie, Sydney, Australia

Key Performance Indicators For Dummies
Key Performance Indicators For Dummies

Author: Bernard Marr

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-01-22

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1118913248

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A complete guide to using KPIs to drive organisational performance Is your business on track to achieve success? Key Performance Indicators For Dummies covers the essential KPIs that are useful to all kinds of businesses, and includes more than 100 different ways leaders can monitor and drive performance in their organisations. This book helps managers understand the crucial KPIs that should be implemented for all different aspects of the organisation, including financial performance, operational and internal processes, sales and marketing, customer satisfaction and more. Good KPIs should be unique to every business, as every business has different objectives. To meet this need, the book provides tools and templates that leaders can use to develop unique KPIs that best suit their particular organisation or industry. Learn to design KPIs that are unique to your business and fit closely to your strategic objectives Determine which KPI questions you should be asking to achieve the right insights for your business Learn the specific KPIs that are appropriate for different business circumstances Turn KPIs into deep insights by mastering related reporting and communications practices KPIs are a crucial part of every manager's toolkit, and are essential for helping to monitor the execution of business strategies and measure results. Key Performance Indicators For Dummies moves beyond a basic discussion of what KPIs are, and why they are needed to provide a complete guide for learning to design and use specific KPIs to drive organisational performance.