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   <Header>
      <Title>Performance indicators in Enterprise
      Planning</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e210048">
         <Level1>Performance indicators</Level1>
         <Level2>Enterprise Planning</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph> 
         <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000114" role="glossary">Performance indicators</Link> in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> are used to monitor the planning performance of plan items, resources, and
      scenarios.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao" role="module">Resource Analysis and Optimization</GUIRef> module offers several sessions that
        you can use to:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>View the performance of
        plan items and resources</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Compare the performance
        of various plan items</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Compare the performance
        of various resources</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Compare the overall
        performance of two scenarios</ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The performance indicators represent several aspects of your
        planning:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Demand (for example, the
        total demand that is delivered late)</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Supply (for example, the
        average throughput time)</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Inventory (for example,
        the average projected inventory)</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Finance (for example,
        the total material costs)</ListItem>
      </List>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Types of performance indicators</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000" role="session">Performance Indicators (cprao2201s000)</GUIRef> session contains several tabs on which the
        performance indicators are subdivided according to the following main planning
        issues:</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#cprao2201sDF2" role="groupbox">Utilization</GUIRef>: performance indicators on this tab relate
          to capacity issues such as the capacity used for a range of resources/plan
          items, the free capacity, and the average capacity utilization.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#cprao2201sDF3" role="groupbox">Delivery</GUIRef>: performance indicators on this tab relate to
          delivery related issues such as the status of the inventory, customer service,
          and nonconsumed forecast.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#cprao2201sDF4" role="groupbox">Inventory</GUIRef>: performance indicators on this tab relate
          to the absolute and the relative inventory performance.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000#cprao2201sDF5" role="groupbox">Financial</GUIRef>: performance indicators on this tab relate
          to the cash flow and the production and material costs.</ListItem>
         </List>
         <Paragraph>The performance indicators on these tabs corncern plan items,
        resources, or both.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>How to work with performance indicators</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2202s000" role="session">Find Performance Indicators (cprao2202s000)</GUIRef> session to define the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000007" role="glossary">scenario</Link>, the <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000008" role="glossary">resources</Link> and the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#PlanItems_ti" role="glossary">plan items</Link> for which ERP Enterprise must compute the performance
        indicators.</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>ERP Enterprise computes and stores indicators separately for each
          item or resource. You can view these indicators in the following sessions:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2550m000" role="session">Plan Items - Performance Indicators (cprao2550m000)</GUIRef>: in this session, you can view
          the performance indicators of several plan items simultaneously. This can help
          you to identify the plan items that need special attention from a planning
          point of view.</ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2560m000" role="session">Resources - Performance Indicators (cprao2560m000)</GUIRef>: in this session, you can view
          the performance indicators of several resources simultaneously. In this way you
          can compare the performance of resources.</ListItem>
         </List>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>You can use the following sessions to obtain performance
          indicators on the level of scenarios, for a range of items and resources:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2201s000" role="session">Performance Indicators (cprao2201s000)</GUIRef>: this session displays the performance
          indicators for one specific scenario. If you click the Find Record icon, you
          can specify a particular scenario, and ranges of plan items and resources for
          which ERP Enterprise must display the performance indicators.</ListItem>
            <ListItem> 
               <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rao/cprao2203s000" role="session">Scenario Performance (cprao2203s000)</GUIRef>: this session displays the performance
          indicators for two particular scenarios. If you click the Find Record icon, you
          can specify two scenarios, and ranges of plan items and resources for which ERP Enterprise displays the performance indicators. You can use this session to compare
          the performance of two scenarios.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
   </GeneralSection>
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</ManualTopic>