A simple case study and questions designed to start students thinking about the concept
of capacity utilisation.
The slides then proceed to explain the concept
of capacity utilisation and its calculation and interpretation.
The surveys also continued to report that businesses have been operating at high levels
of capacity utilisation.
The outlook for business investment is positive, given the ready access to internal and external funding, the high levels
of capacity utilisation and the high level of business confidence.
The Australian economy has for some time been operating with strong demand conditions and a high level
of capacity utilisation.
The ACCI - Westpac survey of manufacturers reported some softening in business conditions in the March quarter, with the composite index of activity and the measure
of capacity utilisation both falling from very high levels, to be closer to their long - run averages.
Business investment still appears to be in a solid upswing, underpinned by accommodative financial conditions and a relatively high level
of capacity utilisation.
Growth at this pace has exceeded the rate of growth of the economy's productive potential, generating declining unemployment and rising levels
of capacity utilisation, and is likely to have contributed to the upstream price pressures described above.
The available measures
of capacity utilisation indicate some increase in the past year, although utilisation remains, at this stage, below the peak recorded in the mid 1990s (Graph 20).
The outlook for business investment remains positive, supported by high levels
of capacity utilisation and profitability.
Business surveys report that businesses are operating at close to their highest levels
of capacity utilisation since the late 1980s.
The economy is operating at a high level
of capacity utilisation, the labour market is relatively tight, and there have been some large increases in raw materials costs.
Not exact matches
Other indicators
of the economy's
capacity utilisation are also at cyclically high levels.
There has been an improvement in survey - based measures
of business conditions and
capacity utilisation has increased.
«The key benefits
of organic - based fertilisers are that they contain a readily available nutrient supply; they result in better nutrient
utilisation; they stimulate soil micro-organisms, they reduce nutrient losses into the environment; they buffer the acidifying effect due to compost; they increase Cation Exchange
Capacity (CEC)
of soils, and they contain naturally chelated trace elements within humus», says Paul Baguely, PG Ag Consulting.
«From January to October 2015, the three refineries produced 682,901 MT (5,007,030.13 bbls)
of finished petroleum products out
of 955,537 MT (7,005,997.28 bbls)
of crude processed at an average
capacity utilisation of 5.18 per cent and yield efficiency
of 78.93 per cent.»
Data obtained from the Department
of Petroleum Resources showed that the
capacity utilisation at the refineries, including the Niger Delta Petroleum Resources» 1,000 bpd refinery, plunged to as low as 4.85 per cent in 2015 from 23.03 per cent in 2011, resulting in increased petroleum products» imports.
The French contrast method, using a four - exercise protocol, pushes the physiological response
of the athlete further, forcing the
utilisation of alactic and anaerobic work
capacity to increase.
They examine the problems
of under -
utilisation, the UK's productivity rates in comparison with other members
of the G7 and the issues
of operating at maximum
capacity for prolonged periods
of time.
Optimal
utilisation of the output is provided by a high -
capacity intercooler with flow - optimised collector boxes made from aluminium.
Coal - fired power plants saw a sharp increase in
capacity utilisation, running at an average
of 45 percent
of their full
capacity, up from just 36 percent in the same month last year.
But, again, if that
capacity averages only 30 %
utilisation, while fossil sources average 70 %, then that is equivalent to only about 22 %
of electricity generation.
A back -
of - the - envelope calculation suggests that, if current
capacity utilisation factors are maintained, this combined 170GW could replace about 70GW
of coal
capacity.
100 GW x 8760 Hours pa = 876 TWh Assuming 25 %
utilisation of capacity = 219 TWh pa.
For example, additional
capacity beyond existing plants is only required by 2020 if power generation growth exceeds 4 % year and coal plants are run at
utilisation rate
of 45 % or less.
It is also encouraging the procurement
of hybrid power through transparent bidding processes, which could take into account
capacity delivered at grid interface point, effective
capacity utilisation factor (CUF), and the unit price
of electricity.
Digitalisation
of the oil industry enables better targeting
of drilling, higher ultimate recovery rates as well as lower outage rates and higher
capacity utilisation.
With the addition
of carrier aggregation and high frequency
utilisation to expand bandwidth
capacity, HUAWEI E5786 provides unsurpassed connection stability.
Reporting into the Commercial Finance manager, this role will create and provide key analysis with supporting commentary across all areas
of the Finance function for the whole business, from revenue, cost
of sales and overheads through to
utilisation, profitability and
capacity planning