Level capacity strategy When an organization adopts the level capacity strategy then it manufactures at a constant output rate It does not consider any fluctuation or change in the level of demand This may lead to stockpiling or holding of inventory in high quantity, when there is a decrease in the demand level One of the strategic choices that a firm must make as part of its manufacturing strategy There are three commonly recognized capacity strategies lead, lag, and tracking A lead capacity strategy adds capacity in anticipation of increasing demand A lag strategy does not add capacity until the firm is operating at or beyond full capacity Capacity strategy is an approach to increasing and decreasing business capacity to meet demand Capacity includes things like labor and equipment that can be scaled to increase business output The following are common types of capacity strategy
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