Table I

Best practices in designing operational performance measurement indicators

PracticesSources
ID1Define performance indicators according to a standard model, e.g. BSC or SCOR, or a corporate standard model rather than a custom-made modelNajmi et al. (2012) 
ID2Derive operational performance indicators from the company's strategic and tactical objectivesMelnyk et al. (2014) 
ID3Use objective criteria for defining standards and targets, either external (customer requirements, benchmarks or market standards) or internal (time studies or historical data), rather than estimates by management or operatorsTatticci et al. (2010) 
ID4Define operational performance indicators jointly with all the departments involved, rather than by each department separatelyMicheli et al. (2011) 
ID5Cover three aspects – efficiency, effectiveness and flexibility – in the performance indicatorsFerreira and Otley (2009) 

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