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