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Comprehensive Approach to a Capacity Expansion Case?

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Hi! It all boils down to the concrete question! If the question is: "Should we expand our capacity?", then this does not differ from any other strategic go- or no-go question (market entry, product maunch, etc. it is - ... (read entire answer)

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How to structure a capacity expansion questions?

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Sep 18, 2018

Hi Tobias, great structure. I especially like the last part on "Alternatives" - that's really thoughtful and good. I would maybe flesh out the cost/benefit analysis for the options a little bit further, particula ... (read entire answer)

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How to best approach Capacity Extension cases?

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Hi Anonymous, at its core, Capacity Expansion, just as basically any other major strategic move, is a strategic investment decision. A very clear approach would be: 1. Core Question: "Should the Mining client invest ... (read entire answer)

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How to best structure capacity cases?

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Before capacity expansion I would consider comparing demand versus our bottleneck, whereby the focus would be to improve that slowest bottleneck (by e.g. installing a quality assurance control point before the bottlenec ... (read entire answer)

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