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Points to Consider When Using KPIs/Metrics

Bernhard Hinsch, Sven Alexander Moritz, Ana Esteban Nunez, Timothy E. Orszula, Daniel Taylor and Alexander Nezlin
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology January 2022, 76 (1) 75-87; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2020.012401
Bernhard Hinsch
1Hinsch Consulting, Berlin, Germany;
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2Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH;
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3Compliance Division, Pfizer;
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4External Commercial Quality Assurance, Alkermes;
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5Corporate Quality, Astra Zeneca; and
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6UroGen Pharma
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