Throughput

Throughput - The rate at which a machine processes mail, usually designated in pieces per hour.

[Category=Postal ]

Source: USPS, 02 November 2009 09:30:01, http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub32/pub32q_z.html

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Throughput - The rate the system generates money through sales, or the conversion rate of inventory into shipped product.

[Category=Quality ]

Source: American Society for Quality, 26 October 2010 08:29:12, http://www.asq.org/glossary/

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Throughput - Output or production, as of a computer program, over a period of time.

[Category=Data Quality ]

Source: iSixSigma, 27 February 2011 11:13:29, https:web.archive.org/web/20111109014246/http:www.isixsigma.com/index.php?option=com_glossary