Explain and expand these importance of capacity planning.   1. Capacity decisions often involve long-term commitment of resources and the fact that, once they are implemented, those decision may be difficult or impossible to modify without incurring major costs. 2. Capacity decisions can affect competitiveness. 3. Capacity affects the ease of management.

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Explain and expand these importance of capacity planning.

 

1. Capacity decisions often involve long-term commitment of resources and the fact that, once they are implemented, those decision may be difficult or impossible to modify without incurring major costs.

2. Capacity decisions can affect competitiveness.

3. Capacity affects the ease of management.

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