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KEYS FOR SUCCESS
Focus
on meeting end-user customer requirements
Focus on best practices
Have those who will be responsible for implementing the findings perform much of the
benchmarking
Focus on business simplification
Concentrate on the major contributors to the cost base
Look for the use of quality improvement tools
Operations Reviews should include discussion of progress toward achievement of
benchmarking findings
Have a comprehensive understanding of how your own work is conducted as a basis for
comparison to industry best practices
Realize that competition is constantly changing and that there is a need to "shoot
ahead of the duck"
Adhere to the 12-step benchmarking process. Click
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to see the graphics that illustrates this.
Focus first on the best practices, and second on the performance metrics
Being truly open to the application of new ideas, creativity, and technical excellence to
your existing processes |