Strategic Network Infrastructure capacity management in OSCM
Area of focus is on Multi-national Supply Chain Organization
Related Chapter/Section from the book.
Explain what capacity management is and why it is strategically important in network infrastructure.
Exemplify how to plan capacity in network infrastructure
Evaluate capacity alternatives using decision trees.
Chapter 5
Strategic capacity planning - Finding the overall capacity level of capital-intensive resources to best support the firm’s long-term strategy.
Changing Capacity - External Sources (Outsourcing roles and responsibility in stabilizing the network)
Capacity Flexibility - Flexible workers (Multiple skills)
Evaluating Capacity alternatives using decision trees
The Dimension of capacity - Long-range, intermediate-range, and short-range (Hiring for project-based vs employing full time and having excess staff after project completion)