{"product_id":"9780470685204","title":"CAPEX Excellence: Optimizing Fixed Asset Investments","description":"Much of current management literature focuses on a limited set of 'classical' value levers, such as cost reduction, sales optimization or mergers\u0026amp;acquisitions, thus neglecting another core value lever: capital investments. That capital investments receive such limited attention is all the more surprising when one considers how vitally important they are to the economy as a whole as well as individual businesses. \u003cp\u003eThere is significant value-creation potential in optimizing capital investments. Investments not only determine the asset structure of a venture. They also enable the introduction of new products structural cost reductions. The book focuses on core questions to be answered in the critical design and realization phase of new investments:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRight positioning – does the competitive situation allow the investment to be successful\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRight technology – how to optimize timing and risks of technology innovations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRight timing – how to cope with economic cycles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRight size – how to identify the optimum size of an asset\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRight location – how to find the best location for an asset\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRight design – how to make investments lean and flexible\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRight financing – how to structure the investment financing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book features an introductory section that provides an overview of investments across the globe, across industries and across time provides practical advice on how to allocate capital to several projects within a company’s investment portfolio.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOptimising Fixed Asset Investment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is illustrated with real world examples from a range of industries. This book is essential reading for managers faced with challenges of making individual or portfolio capital investment decisions and who are responsible for managing these capital assets over their entire asset lifecycle. The ideas put forward within the book will help to sharpen the focus of management on the impact capital investments have on the well-being and growth of their companies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOptimizing Fixed Asset Investments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a strategic manual for everyone involved or interested in large fixed-capital investments.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080614789360,"sku":"9780470685204","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780470685204_p0.jpg?v=1769894880","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780470685204","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}