Economic value added or EVA® is a measure of the true economic profit of a company. Although in a sense it is nothing more than the traditional, commonsense idea of “profit”, it makes a clear separation from dubious accounting adjustments that may occur (remember ENRON, which for a long period of time was reporting profits, while in fact was in the final approach to becoming insolvent).
RevPAR is perhaps the most popular Key Performance Indicator in the hospitality industry. The acronym stands for Revenue per available room and it measures the revenue generated by the lodging activities (exclusivelly) on a per room basis.
There are 19 more days until the start of the Government Performance Monitoring & Accountability Conference, organised by IPQC in Melbourne, Australia.
On-Time Performance is one of the most important Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the airline industry. There is a story about it being the main KPI used during the British Airways turnaround and successful privatization in the 80s by Sir John King, later Lord King. He was appointed as Chairman of British Airways in 1981 by Baroness Margaret Thatcher, with the mandate of preparing the airline for privatization.