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Capacity planning

Working out how much work a site, line or team can handle and when extra capacity will be needed.

Good work shows: Compares forecast demand with available capacity; shows when and where shortfalls occur; proposes options with costs and lead times.

Capacity planning is one of the operations skills on FinderK.

The job simulations and Skill Paths below include work that is checked for this skill. You do the work in an original fictional company and get feedback on it.

Job simulations

Plan the substation outage

Outage planner at Northvale Electricity Networks

About 60 minutes. Included in Plus.

A failing transformer must be swapped by crane before winter, with 2,168 customers kept on supply through a neighbouring feeder that can carry only so much. Find a window the load allows, look after the people who depend on medical equipment, and replan when a pre-check cuts the backfeed.

Skills: Read demand profiles against network capacity; Choose a work window within safety and field rules; Plan support for customers who depend on medical equipment; Replan quickly and within authority when capacity changes

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