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<p dir="auto">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. First-Shot Acceptance Rate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;<br />
&lt;ul&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Target: 85%+&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;What it measures: Percentage of molds that produce acceptable parts on first tryout&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Why it matters: High rate = good design and machining accuracy; each rework costs 500-3000&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;/ul&gt;</p>
<p dir="auto">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Machine Utilization Rate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;<br />
&lt;ul&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Target: 75-85% for well-run shops&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;What it measures: Actual cutting time vs available machine time&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Why it matters: A shop with 10 CNCs at 65% utilization effectively has 6.5 machines working&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;/ul&gt;</p>
<p dir="auto">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. On-Time Delivery Rate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;<br />
&lt;ul&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Target: 95%+&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;What it measures: Molds delivered on or before promised date&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Why it matters: Late delivery costs penalties and damages reputation&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;/ul&gt;</p>
<p dir="auto">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. Rework Cost as Percentage of Job Value&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;<br />
&lt;ul&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Target: Under 3%&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;What it measures: Cost to fix errors vs total job value&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Why it matters: Each percentage point over 3% directly reduces margin&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;/ul&gt;</p>
<p dir="auto">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. Average Quote-to-Order Conversion&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;<br />
&lt;ul&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Target: Industry average is 30-40%&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;What it measures: Percentage of quoted jobs won&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;li&gt;Why it matters: Low conversion may mean pricing is wrong or sales process needs work&lt;/li&gt;<br />
&lt;/ul&gt;</p>
<p dir="auto">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Action Item:&lt;/strong&gt; Pick the 2 metrics most relevant to your current pain points and start tracking monthly.&lt;/p&gt;</p>
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