title: To measure is to know: an approach to CADD performance metrics.
abstract: With the financial and productivity challenges currently facing the pharmaceutical industry, there is constant pressure to justify resources and improve efficiency. With process-driven activities, understanding the contribution of these resources is reasonably straightforward. By contrast, measuring the contribution of knowledge workers is less obvious. Here, we present an impact-oriented approach to assessing the performance of an industrial computer-assisted drug design group. We discuss how these metrics are used to understand and optimize resource allocation in support of drug discovery programs.
authors: Computer-Assisted Drug Design, Molecular Sciences and Candidate Optimization, Bristol-Myers Squibb, PO Box 5400, Princeton, NJ 08543-5400, USA.
authors: Deborah
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authors: Loughney
authors: Brian L
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authors: Stephen R
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