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    Sources and comparison

    Source snapshot

    Technical definition

    A frozen, isolated copy of the uploaded evidence used by an analysis.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires imported or stored source evidence.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Canonical field
    sourceSnapshotId
    Definition type
    Technical definition

    Sources and comparison

    Baseline

    Caire's definition

    The source version against which CAIRE solutions are compared.

    The baseline is planned or, when the source proves actual times, actual. It is a comparison reference, not automatically a CAIRE proposal.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires imported or stored source evidence.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Sources and comparison

    Planned

    Caire's definition

    The schedule recorded as planned by the source system, whether or not visits were later carried out that way.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires imported or stored source evidence.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Sources and comparison

    Actual

    Caire's definition

    Historical outcome with proven actual times.

    Actual is shown only when source evidence proves actual start and end times. An assignment in a schedule proposal is not the same as actual.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires proven actual times from the source.
    Shown for
    Actual baseline
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Sources and comparison

    CAIRE solution

    Caire's definition

    A schedule proposal calculated by Caire from the same visit demand and frozen rules.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Sources and comparison

    Candidate

    Caire's definition

    A separate CAIRE solution with a frozen strategy and its own time budget.

    Each candidate starts from the same visit demand but may trade assignment rate against paid time differently. The Quickstart budget is an administrator setting, normally 5 minutes per candidate.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Canonical field
    candidateKey, spentLimitSeconds
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Visits and coverage

    Total visits

    Caire's definition

    All visits in the demand that the solution is expected to handle.

    Interpretation
    Depends on context
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    totalVisits
    Canonical field
    totalVisits
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Visits and coverage

    Assigned visits

    Caire's definition

    Visits that have been assigned to an employee in a schedule proposal.

    Assigned describes a schedule proposal. It does not mean that the visit was historically carried out.

    Interpretation
    Depends on context
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    assigned
    Canonical field
    assignedVisits
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Visits and coverage

    Unassigned visits

    Caire's definition

    Visits without an employee in the schedule proposal.

    Interpretation
    Lower is better
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    unassigned
    Canonical field
    unassignedVisits
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Visits and coverage

    Assignment rate

    Caire's definition

    The share of total visit demand assigned to an employee.

    Formula
    assigned visits ÷ total visit demand × 100 (unit: percent)
    Interpretation
    Depends on context
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical field
    assignedPct, assignedVisits, totalVisits
    Definition type
    Caire's definition
    Example
    Example: 95 of 100 visits are assigned, so the assignment rate is 95 percent.

    Visits and coverage

    Coverage

    Caire's definition

    The candidate strategy that tries to assign every feasible visit.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Visits and coverage

    Full coverage

    Caire's definition

    Every feasible visit is assigned in the candidate.

    Full coverage describes assignment, not automatically recommended economics. An expensive tail may require an entire additional paid shift.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Visits and coverage

    Feasible visit

    Technical definition

    A visit that can be placed without breaking frozen hard rules and available capacity.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Technical definition

    Visits and coverage

    Expensive tail

    Caire's definition

    The final visits whose assignment requires disproportionately more paid time.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Visits and coverage

    Total employees

    Caire's definition

    All employees in the solution evidence.

    Interpretation
    Depends on context
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    totalEmployees
    Canonical field
    totalEmployees
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Visits and coverage

    Active employees

    Caire's definition

    Employees used by the solution schedule.

    Interpretation
    Depends on context
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    activeEmployees
    Canonical field
    activeEmployees
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Visits and coverage

    Total shifts

    Caire's definition

    All shifts present in the solution evidence.

    Interpretation
    Depends on context
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    totalShifts
    Canonical field
    totalShifts
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Visits and coverage

    Active shifts

    Caire's definition

    Full shifts opened and used by the solution.

    Interpretation
    Depends on context
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    activeShifts
    Canonical field
    activeShifts
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Time accounting

    Client time/visit time

    Caire's definition

    The amount of time in assigned client visits.

    Formula
    sum of assigned client-visit durations (unit: minutes or hours)
    Interpretation
    Depends on context
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    visitMinutes
    Canonical field
    totalVisitMinutes
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Time accounting

    Paid shift time

    Caire's definition

    The full paid duration of the shifts opened by the solution.

    Interpretation
    Lower is better
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    paidShiftMinutes
    Canonical field
    paidShiftMinutes
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Time accounting

    Active working time

    Caire's definition

    Visit time and travel time accounted for as active work.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Time accounting

    Travel time

    Caire's definition

    Time accounted for travel between routed field visits.

    Interpretation
    Lower is better
    Data requirements
    Requires routed visits and calculated or imported travel time.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    travelMinutes, timefold.travelBetweenVisits
    Canonical field
    totalTravelMinutes, travelTimeBetweenVisitsMinutes
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Time accounting

    Waiting time

    Caire's definition

    Time between activities when the next activity cannot start yet.

    Interpretation
    Lower is better
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    waitMinutes
    Canonical field
    totalWaitingMinutes
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Time accounting

    Break

    Caire's definition

    Scheduled break deducted from the denominator of client-time share and utilization.

    Interpretation
    Depends on context
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    breakMinutes
    Canonical field
    totalBreakMinutes
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Time accounting

    Paid idle time

    Caire's definition

    Paid time after breaks that is not balanced by visits, travel or another accounted activity.

    Interpretation
    Lower is better
    Data requirements
    Requires balanced time accounting for complete shifts.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    paidIdleMinutes
    Canonical field
    paidIdleMinutes
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Time accounting

    Overtime

    Caire's definition

    Working time above an employee's allowed shift or working-time limit.

    Interpretation
    Lower is better
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    timefold.overtimeMinutes
    Canonical field
    totalOvertimeMinutes
    Definition type
    Caire's definition
    Technical definition

    The portion of time between visits that the evidence can actually classify.

    Interpretation
    Depends on context
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    measuredInterVisitMinutes
    Canonical field
    measuredInterVisitMinutes
    Definition type
    Technical definition

    Time accounting

    Total shift time

    Caire's definition

    Summed duration of the solution's active shifts.

    Interpretation
    Depends on context
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    totalShiftMinutes
    Canonical field
    totalShiftMinutes
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Efficiency metrics

    Client-time share

    Caire's definition

    The share of paid shift time after breaks that is visit time.

    Formula
    visit time ÷ (paid shift time − break) × 100 (unit: percent)
    Interpretation
    Higher is better
    Data requirements
    Requires visit time, full paid shift time and breaks.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    strictPaidShiftEfficiency
    Canonical field
    strictPaidShiftEfficiencyPct
    Definition type
    Caire's definition
    Example
    Example: 300 minutes of visits and 480 paid minutes with a 30-minute break gives 66.7 percent.

    Efficiency metrics

    Travel efficiency

    Caire's definition

    Visit time as a share of visit and travel time.

    Formula
    visit time ÷ (visit time + travel time) × 100 (unit: percent)
    Interpretation
    Higher is better
    Data requirements
    Requires visit time and travel time.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    fieldEfficiency
    Canonical field
    fieldEfficiencyPct
    Definition type
    Caire's definition
    Example
    Example: 300 minutes of visits and 60 minutes of travel gives 83.3 percent.

    Efficiency metrics

    Wait-adjusted efficiency

    Caire's definition

    Visit time as a share of visit, travel and waiting time.

    Formula
    visit time ÷ (visit time + travel time + waiting time) × 100 (unit: percent)
    Interpretation
    Higher is better
    Data requirements
    Requires visit, travel and waiting time.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    waitAwareEfficiency
    Canonical field
    efficiency
    Definition type
    Caire's definition
    Example
    Example: 300 minutes of visits, 60 minutes of travel and 40 minutes of waiting gives 75 percent.

    Efficiency metrics

    Utilization

    Caire's definition

    Visit and travel time as a share of paid shift time after breaks.

    Formula
    (visit time + travel time) ÷ (paid shift time − break) × 100 (unit: percent)
    Interpretation
    Higher is better
    Data requirements
    Requires visit time, travel time, full paid shift time and breaks.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    utilization
    Canonical field
    utilization
    Definition type
    Caire's definition
    Example
    Example: 300 minutes of visits and 60 minutes of travel during 480 paid minutes with a 30-minute break gives 80 percent.

    Efficiency metrics

    Efficiency level

    Caire's definition

    A candidate strategy that requires utilization to justify a full paid shift.

    Efficiency level names a candidate strategy, not a single percentage metric. Always name the displayed measure, such as client-time share or utilization.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition
    Caire's definition

    Average number of distinct employees per client in rolling 14-day windows.

    Distinct employees are counted for each client in rolling 14-day windows; the solution metric is the average across clients. Lower is better. Per-client details may be shown separately.

    Formula
    average per client of distinct employees in rolling 14 days (unit: employees per client)
    Interpretation
    Lower is better
    Data requirements
    Requires client, employee, assignment and visit dates across at least one 14-day window.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    continuity
    Canonical field
    continuityScore
    Definition type
    Caire's definition
    Example
    Example: client rolling-14-day values are 2, 3 and 4 distinct employees; the solution metric is 3.0.
    Caire's definition

    The share of assigned visits for applicable clients given to their designated caregiver.

    Interpretation
    Higher is better
    Data requirements
    Requires a designated caregiver and assigned visits.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    designatedCaregiverShare
    Canonical field
    designatedCaregiverShareRolling14d, designatedCaregiverSharePct
    Definition type
    Caire's definition
    Technical definition

    Whether the solution's designated caregiver share reaches the configured threshold.

    Interpretation
    Higher is better
    Data requirements
    Requires a designated caregiver share and configured threshold.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    designatedCaregiverThresholdMet
    Canonical field
    designatedCaregiverThresholdMetPct
    Definition type
    Technical definition

    Quality

    Bottleneck

    Caire's definition

    A time, rule or resource that limits how visits can be assigned.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition
    Caire's definition

    Visit demand that cannot be covered by available compatible shifts.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition
    Technical definition

    Timefold's technical score for how evenly work is distributed between employees.

    Interpretation
    Higher is better
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    timefold.workingTimeFairness
    Canonical field
    workingTimeFairnessPct
    Definition type
    Technical definition

    Planning rules

    Preferred time

    Caire's definition

    The time at which the operation would prefer a visit to start or take place.

    Preferred time remains the target even when Caire may use a wider allowed time window.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Planning rules

    Allowed time window

    Caire's definition

    The outer time range within which the visit may be placed.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Planning rules

    Layer 2

    Technical definition

    Caire's layer for allowed adjustments to visit time windows before a solve.

    Layer 2 can widen allowed time for selected services. Per-service scope may be limited by shift and day; preferred time remains.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Technical definition

    Planning rules

    Routed field visit

    Caire's definition

    A client-facing service included in the route and assigned travel time.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Planning rules

    Office work

    Caire's definition

    A service that is not routed and therefore receives no travel to or from the activity.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Planning rules

    Overlap

    Caire's definition

    A separate property allowing a routed service to occur at the same time as another activity.

    Overlap may be used for cleaning, laundry or shopping. It is not the same as double staffing.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Planning rules

    Double staffing

    Caire's definition

    A visit requiring two or more employees at the same time.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Economics

    Cost

    Caire's definition

    Calculated solution cost when the economics feature is enabled.

    Interpretation
    Lower is better
    Data requirements
    Requires the economics feature and cost evidence.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    totalCost
    Canonical field
    totalCost
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Economics

    Revenue

    Caire's definition

    Calculated solution revenue when the economics feature is enabled.

    Interpretation
    Higher is better
    Data requirements
    Requires the economics feature and revenue evidence.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    totalRevenue
    Canonical field
    totalRevenue
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Economics

    Margin

    Caire's definition

    Revenue minus cost when the economics feature is enabled.

    Formula
    revenue − cost (unit: SEK)
    Interpretation
    Higher is better
    Data requirements
    Requires measured revenue and cost.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    margin
    Canonical field
    margin
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Economics

    Profit margin

    Caire's definition

    Margin as a share of revenue when the economics feature is enabled.

    Formula
    margin ÷ revenue × 100 (unit: percent)
    Interpretation
    Higher is better
    Data requirements
    Requires measured margin and revenue above zero.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    profitMargin
    Canonical field
    profitMargin
    Definition type
    Caire's definition

    Related terms

    Technical definition

    Timefold's calculated average travel distance per routed visit.

    Interpretation
    Lower is better
    Data requirements
    Requires routed visits with coordinates and calculated travel.
    Shown for
    Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    — means that the value is unmeasured or the source data is insufficient. It does not mean zero.
    Canonical metric key
    timefold.avgTravelDistancePerVisit
    Canonical field
    avgTravelDistanceMetersPerVisit
    Definition type
    Technical definition
    Technical definition

    A value without sufficient source data, shown as — rather than a fabricated zero.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    No specific evidence is required for the definition.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Technical definition
    Technical definition

    Evidence sufficient for some metrics but not all.

    Caire shows the measures the source can prove and leaves the rest unmeasured. Partial evidence is not converted into zeroes.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    No specific evidence is required for the definition.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Technical definition
    Technical definition

    The check that shift time can be explained by visits, travel, waiting, breaks, idle time and other accounted parts.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Technical definition
    Technical definition

    A visible signal that evidence, a rule or a solution requires planner judgement.

    Interpretation
    Not a directional metric
    Data requirements
    Requires a schedule proposal with visits and assignments.
    Shown for
    Source snapshot, Planned baseline, Actual baseline, CAIRE candidate
    When the value is missing
    This is a definition or rule, so there is no measured value that can be missing.
    Definition type
    Technical definition