Tag Archives: Performance Measure

How Many KPIs Should My Contract Have? – Part 2

Posted on Sat 04 Jul 2020 by Andrew Jacopino

In the previous article (see How Many KPIs Should My Contract Have? – Part 1) we examined the benefits and costs of using performance measures. In this article we are going to examine how to balance the benefits versus the … Continue reading →

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How Many KPIs Should My Contract Have? – Part 1

Posted on Sun 21 Jun 2020 by Andrew Jacopino

A colleague of mine sent me the following cartoon that made me laugh. The very talented cartoonist Tom Fishburne sketches tongue-in-cheek how people tend to view key performance indicators (KPIs). As a Performance Based Contracting (PBC) practitioner I cannot remember … Continue reading →

Supply Chain Performance Measures

Posted on Sat 14 Dec 2019 by Andrew Jacopino

“There is an immeasurable distance between late and too late.” Og Mandino While driving to work the other day I listened to a discussion on the longest time listeners had waited for a parcel to arrive. One caller said they … Continue reading →

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Supply Support Performance Measures – Part 3

Posted on Sat 02 Jun 2018 by Andrew Jacopino

In the first article we looked at the various performance measures we can use for Supply Support in Performance Based Contracts including grouping them into 3 main types; demand satisfaction performance measures, inventory holding performance measures and customer wait time performance measures. … Continue reading →

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Supply Support Performance Measures – Part 2

Posted on Sat 19 May 2018 by Andrew Jacopino

In the last article we looked at the various performance measures we can use for Supply Support in Performance Based Contracts including grouping them into 3 main types; demand satisfaction performance measures, inventory holding performance measures and customer wait time performance measures. … Continue reading →

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Supply Support Performance Measures – Part 1

Posted on Sat 14 Apr 2018 by Andrew Jacopino

“When we talk about ‘smart transportation,’ it is more than moving cargo from A to B. Digitization within transport and logistics means seamless service to our customers, visibility in the supply chain, and driving a more efficient business.” Soren Skou … Continue reading →

Supportability Performance Measures

Posted on Sat 31 Mar 2018 by Andrew Jacopino

“If you don’t understand how to run an efficient operation, new machinery will just give you new problems of operation and maintenance. The sure way to increase productivity is to better administrate man and machine.” Edwards Deming In earlier articles I … Continue reading →

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Achieving Balance

Posted on Sat 19 Aug 2017 by Andrew Jacopino

“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” Albert Einstein I recently saw a video by Eric Barker author of “Barking Up The Wrong Tree.” In this video Barker reveals, based on two researchers at Harvard (Nash … Continue reading →

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Cost Performance Measures

Posted on Sat 05 Aug 2017 by Andrew Jacopino

Business, that’s easily defined – it’s other people’s money. Peter Drucker In addition to using the Basis of Payment as a method for shaping the cost behaviour of the seller it is also possible to use a “cost” performance measure … Continue reading →

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Measuring Training Performance

Posted on Sat 24 Jun 2017 by Andrew Jacopino

“Job training empowers people to realize their dreams and improve their lives.” Sylvia Mathews Burwell I recently came across an article in Harvard Business Review titled “A Better Metric for the Value of a Worker Training Program”. The article focuses on … Continue reading →

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