More capacity and locations.
WHAT CONSTRAINS GROWTH
Machine capacity Finishing capacity Water and power Space Working capital
WHY FINISHING BINDS
It is manual and it is the usual bottleneck.
WHAT TO EXAMINE
Where work actually waits.
WHAT TO IMPROVE BEFORE BUYING MACHINES
Utilisation of existing capacity Turnaround Rework and damage Cost per item
WHY
They add effective capacity at no capital cost.
WHAT ADDING A SHIFT PROVIDES
More output from the same equipment.
WHY IT IS THE CHEAPEST EXPANSION
Fixed costs spread across more volume immediately.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
Whether water, power and staffing support it.
WHAT COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS PROVIDE
Volume and predictability.
WHAT THEY REQUIRE
Reliability, capacity and credit.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH BEFORE TAKING ONE
That you can meet the schedule without failing retail customers.
WHAT COLLECTION POINTS PROVIDE
Reach without a second processing facility.
WHAT THAT MEANS
A shopfront taking orders, processed centrally.
WHY IT IS EFFICIENT
Processing capacity is expensive; collection points are not.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
Transport between points and the plant.
WHAT A SECOND PLANT REQUIRES
Equipment, utilities, staff and management.
WHAT TO MEASURE ACROSS SITES
Volume, cost per item, turnaround, damage and claims.
WHAT TO PROTECT
Items coming back complete and correct.
