Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
machbare Kennzahlen
English translation:
achievable targets
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Jun 1, 2003 22:22
21 yrs ago
German term
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
machbare Kennzahlen
German to English
Bus/Financial
Management
This is from a slide presentation on company quality control goals. There are many fine entries in the glossary for Kennzahlen, including indicators, key figures, operating numbers, metrics. But none of these terms would work in this sentence:
Teilziel: "machbare Kennzahlen festlegen"
Doable indicators won't work.
Teilziel: "machbare Kennzahlen festlegen"
Doable indicators won't work.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | realistic targets |
Graeme Currie
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| 3 +3 | possible/realistic indicators |
Julian Daniel Jimenez-Krause (X)
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| 4 +1 | achievable figures |
Helga Humlova
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| 5 | Set achievable key figures |
Robert Schlarb
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| 4 | achieveable key ratios |
Alexander Schleber (X)
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| 4 | feasible key indicators |
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
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Change log
Oct 1, 2014 09:52: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Finance (general)"
Oct 1, 2014 09:52: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Finance (general)" to "Management"
Proposed translations
+4
1 hr
Selected
realistic targets
set realistic targets
A figure you have to achieve is usually called a target
A figure you have to achieve is usually called a target
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Moore (X)
9 hrs
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| agree |
Mark Ward
10 hrs
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| agree |
Chris Rowson (X)
: Or "achievable", but yes, they are targets. It is a standard qulity point that targets have to realistic/achievable, otherwise they are fantasy, and no real control.
11 hrs
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| agree |
TonyTK
: Sounds most natural
14 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to everyone for your efforts. I needed something that would seem most natural in a quality management context."
+3
3 mins
possible/realistic indicators
ich würde es so sehen... gute nacht! julián
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Note added at 2003-06-01 22:26:57 (GMT)
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Note added at 2003-06-01 22:31:17 (GMT)
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...evtl. \"figures\" anstatt von \"indicators\"...
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Note added at 2003-06-01 22:26:57 (GMT)
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...evtl. \"figures\" anstatt von \"indicators\"...
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Note added at 2003-06-01 22:31:17 (GMT)
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...evtl. \"figures\" anstatt von \"indicators\"...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ralf Lemster
: Sounds ok - what about "feasible parameters"?
4 mins
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| agree |
Sabine Tietge
: 'feasible parameters' sounds good!
5 hrs
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| agree |
Steffen Walter
9 hrs
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+1
23 mins
Helga Humlova
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Works in field
Austria
Die Wortwahl entscheidet
Native in: German (Variants: Germany, Austrian)
Works in: English to German, Czech to German, Slovak to German
achievable figures
just another possibility - I found quite some Googlehits when crosschecking
7 hrs
Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
Related KudoZ points
:
31
achieveable key ratios
"Kennzahl" is usually translated as "key ratio" in in financial contexts.
9 hrs
Robert Schlarb
Native in German
&
English
Bilingual German-Canadian researcher
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, English to German, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Set achievable key figures
This is often used as an acceptable translation of "Kennzahlen". "Indicators" is too technical for my feeling (would be used in financial reporting but not in a general presentation).
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Key figures
The key figures of the debitel Group reflect the successful development of our company.
in Mio. € 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Revenues 2,805 2,515 2,596 1,963 1,467 1,161 821
Gross margin 364 387 365 276 237 162 109
Earnings before interests, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) 112 120 99 95 76 54 29
Earnings before interests and taxes (EBIT) 68 79 67 72 64 41 21
Net income (1998: pro forma)* 40 48 40 34 24 15 11
Cash flow from operating activities* 58 114 148 70 66 24 17
Total assets 813 904 851 648 498 239 152
Stockholders' equity (1998: pro forma) 195 179 153 136 103 49 28
Stockholders' equity ratio (in %) 24 20 18 21 21 20 18
Long-term liabilities 16 19 22 25 29 4 10
Number of employees 3,299 3,544 3,145 2,523 2,040 1,432 1,007
Number of subscribers (in thousands) 10,061 10,000 8,605 4,693 3,059 1,679 1,077
Number of shares (in millions) 89 89 89 89 - - -
Net income per share (in €; 1998: pro forma) 0.45 0.54 0.45 0.38 0.27 0.17 0.12
Dividend per share (in €; 1998 pro forma) 0.25** 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.20 0.11 0.03
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Key figures
The key figures of the debitel Group reflect the successful development of our company.
in Mio. € 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Revenues 2,805 2,515 2,596 1,963 1,467 1,161 821
Gross margin 364 387 365 276 237 162 109
Earnings before interests, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) 112 120 99 95 76 54 29
Earnings before interests and taxes (EBIT) 68 79 67 72 64 41 21
Net income (1998: pro forma)* 40 48 40 34 24 15 11
Cash flow from operating activities* 58 114 148 70 66 24 17
Total assets 813 904 851 648 498 239 152
Stockholders' equity (1998: pro forma) 195 179 153 136 103 49 28
Stockholders' equity ratio (in %) 24 20 18 21 21 20 18
Long-term liabilities 16 19 22 25 29 4 10
Number of employees 3,299 3,544 3,145 2,523 2,040 1,432 1,007
Number of subscribers (in thousands) 10,061 10,000 8,605 4,693 3,059 1,679 1,077
Number of shares (in millions) 89 89 89 89 - - -
Net income per share (in €; 1998: pro forma) 0.45 0.54 0.45 0.38 0.27 0.17 0.12
Dividend per share (in €; 1998 pro forma) 0.25** 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.20 0.11 0.03
16 hrs
feasible key indicators
please, see:
http://www.mvv-investor.de/de/wir-ueber-uns/kennzahlen.php
also:
http://www.qpronline.com/balancedscorecard/balanced_scorecar...
...Die Balanced Scorecard (BSC) ist ein Konzept zur Umsetzung Ihrer Unternehmensstrategie. Eine BSC beginnt bei der Vision und Strategie Ihres Unternehmens und definiert auf dieser Basis kritischen Erfolgsfaktoren (KEF).
K e n n z a h l e n werden dann so aufgebaut, dass sie die Zielsetzung und Leistungsfähigkeit in kritischen Bereichen der Strategie fördern. Die BSC ist daher ein aus Vision und Strategie abgeleitetes Management-System, welches die wichtigsten Aspekte eines Unternehmens widerspiegelt. Das BSC-Konzept unterstützt strategische Planung und Implementierung durch eine Bündelung der Maßnahmen aller Einheiten eines Unternehmens auf der Basis eines gemeinsamen Verständnisses seiner Ziele und durch einen leichteren Zugang zur Bewertung und Fortschreibung der Strategie...
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