Capacity planning has become an important strategic variable for many companies. Capacity related decisions could either enhance or worsen competitiveness over the long term. Describe the specific objectives of capacity planning and how it best supports a company's competitive strategy. Since we have been using a number of computer based models in our class this term, I would like you to put together an example with some sample data to demonstrate the concepts you have discussed and include this model with your submission.
Please select a company that you have feelings about and think about that company in respect to at least one of the concepts that we have talked about in class up till now such as:
Strategy
Computer Modeling
Forecasting
Design
See if you are able to find out from both "peer reviewed" and non "peer reviewed" sources the approach that company uses for this type of operations decision. The peer reviewed literature is more likely to cover the topic and the Internet "at large" likely to cover a specific organization. When you have lined up your sources, prepare a 3 - 5 page write up that follows our usual format for papers.