Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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Chapter 3.2, Problem 7P
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To Explain:The favorable and adverse impacts of using a set of uniform key performance indicators across all departments within an organization.
Introduction:Key performance indicators are a set of measurements that provide a benchmark as to what employees are expected to achieve within a given period of time. They are a type of quantitative elements contributing to the process of sales and operations planning. Using the same set of key performance indicators across all divisions, in the process of sales and operations planning could have positive as well as negative outcomes.
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