Measurement and the Production Process
The Importance of Measurement
   Measures use numbers “to see”
how well we are satisfying our customers.
l Input measure
è Measures the resources used to produce the output.
l Efficiency (or process) measure
è Measures how well resources are used in the
production process.
l Output measure
è Measures the number of services produced.
è Compares characteristics of outputs to desired.
l OUTCOME measure
è Measures the result on the customer of having
received the output.