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operating ratio

[′äp·ə‚rād·iŋ ‚rā·shō]
(computer science)
The time during which computer hardware operates and gives reliable results divided by the total time scheduled for computer operation.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

operating ratio

The ratio of an airline's operating revenue to its operating expenditure.
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Operating ratios (ORs) for dry van carriers in the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) have averaged over 100% since the start of the year as a result of this contracting growth.
The main outcomes are nursing home fiscal stress, measured by their operating ratios, and quality of care, measured by the Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating.
It would be worthwhile for associations here to refer to these operating ratios and compare theirs to the US benchmarks.
This improvement is due to the growth of all operating ratios as well as the performance of the group's investments.
With high operating ratios and tighter tolerances, Elfab says its Opti-Gard reverse-acting rupture disc can replace a wide range of specifications to improve economies of scale and lower purchase spend.
In terms of operating ratios (the total of all expenses divided by total actual collections and expressed as a percentage), those for Section 202 and 221(d)3 buildings decreased from the prior year whereas those for Section 236 and Section 8 elderly/handicapped buildings increased or stayed the same.
Trade associations can provide operating ratios, industry studies and trends.
The index climbed on expanded operating ratios in such sectors as transport equipment, fabricated metal products and general machinery, according to the report.
That's why I welcomed the recent publication of the Society of the Plastics Industry's 43rd Financial & Operating Ratios Survey, which contains data for 2004 provided by 100 processing plants.
Factory operating ratios, a proxy for manufacturing operating profits, were at 103.0, versus 99.8 three months prior.
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