Factory feasibility studies for new plants, expansions and modernization.
A factory investment can look attractive in a spreadsheet and still fail on capacity, utilities, process design, technology selection, ramp-up assumptions or hidden CAPEX.
What a factory feasibility study should answer.
The purpose is to determine whether the proposed production system can achieve the required output, quality and economics under realistic constraints.
Capacity & process
Flow, bottlenecks, yield, throughput, shifts and ramp-up.
Technology & equipment
Technology fit, specification, vendor assumptions and integration risk.
CAPEX & OPEX
Equipment, installation, utilities, labor, maintenance and hidden scope.
Site & utilities
Power, water, logistics, storage and infrastructure constraints.
Risk & scenarios
Downside cases, sensitivity and critical dependencies.
Decision
Proceed, Proceed with Conditions, Revise or Reject.
Planning a factory or capacity expansion?
Send the concept, capacity target and available project documents.