| Production |
|
The process
of manufacturing goods to be sold. |
| Capacity utilization
|
|
The extent to
which the company’s plant and equipment are currently
being used in production. |
| Volume of new orders
|
|
The magnitude
of new requests from customers for your company
to manufacture, supply or deliver goods. |
| Growth rate of orders
|
|
The change in
the volume of requests for your company to manufacture,
supply or deliver goods. |
| Unfilled orders |
|
Order requests
that have not been delivered. |
| Volume of shipments |
|
The magnitude
of manufactured products shipped to customers. |
| Delivery time |
|
The amount of
time that passes from production completion to receipt
of the goods by the buyer. A decrease indicates
a slower delivery time; an increase indicates a
faster delivery time. |
| Materials inventories |
|
The quantity
of raw materials currently in stock. |
| Finished goods inventories |
|
The quantity
of manufactured goods in stock and ready for delivery.
|
| Prices paid for
raw materials |
|
The overall
price of the raw materials used in manufacturing
the product(s). |
| Prices received
for finished goods |
|
The prices customers
pay per unit of product. |
| Wages and benefits |
|
The amount of
wages and bonuses and the dollar equivalent of benefits
and awards paid out by the company to full-time,
part-time and contract workers as well as administrative
and support staff. |
| Number of employees |
|
The total number
of workers, including full-time, part-time and contract
workers in addition to administrative and support
staff. |
| Average employee
workweek |
|
The average
of total hours worked per week divided by the number
of employees |
| Capital expenditures |
|
The amount of
money spent on construction, machinery and equipment. |
