Research and development (R&D) productivity has long been a topic of concern amongst industry analysts (Drug Inf. J. 34, 1169–1194; 2000). In general, R&D productivity can be thought of as comprising ...

Explore production efficiency, its link to the PPF, and measurement methods to optimize manufacturing resources and minimize costs.

A few months ago, I started the process of moving all my journalling to a digital device with the goal of being more efficient. It was during the transition that I realized that I had overlooked the ...

Federal agencies continue to expand their use of cloud computing to leverage the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning and gain new insights into their operations, and, more ...

This chapter reviews the use of project management metrics by the Office of Environmental Management (EM) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). 1 EM, in coordination with DOE’s Office of Project ...

Making efforts to achieve quantified targets is the zeitgeist of today's world. Our obsession with metrics, targets and standardised indicators creates an illusion of progress. The same mentality has ...