Manufacturing KPI Starter Checklist
A practical worksheet to help growing manufacturing companies identify the KPIs that matter most—and where visibility gaps may exist.
Growing manufacturing companies often collect data without clarity.
​Spreadsheets, disconnected reports, and inconsistent metrics make it difficult for leadership to understand what’s really happening across finance, operations, and quality.
This Manufacturing KPI Starter Checklist helps you quickly assess:
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Which KPIs you’re tracking today
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Where your data lives
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Whether metrics are reviewed consistently
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Where dashboards could add immediate value
This is not a software guide or a sales pitch.
It’s a practical worksheet designed for real-world use.
In this checklist, you’ll find:
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​A curated list of financial, operational, quality, and leadership KPIs
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Space to document data sources and ownership
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A quick readiness assessment to identify visibility gaps
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Guidance to help leadership focus on trends—not noise
Designed for manufacturing teams with 10–100 employees navigating growth and complexity.
This checklist is ideal for:
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​Manufacturing owners and executives
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Operations and production leaders
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Finance and accounting managers
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Quality and compliance leaders
If your organization is growing and decisions feel increasingly reactive, this worksheet will help clarify next steps.
Want help interpreting your results?
If reviewing this checklist raises questions or highlights gaps, we offer a complimentary strategy call to help manufacturing teams clarify which KPIs matter most and what a dashboard could look like—no obligation.
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