Building up a Performance Measurement System to determine productivity metrics of semiconductor design projects

Performance measurement is emerging as a significant utility in order to maintain and improve competitive advantages. With an all-embracing system, the management gets a multidimensional view to most relevant factors of the business process. In this paper, we discuss an approach of building up a framework for measuring the performance of semiconductor design projects. For this purpose, three established approaches, the Balanced Scorecard, the European Foundation for Quality Management Excellence Model and the Retail Performance Management System are presented and discussed in relation to our approach. Furthermore, proposals for future research are given.