Technology for future concepts

MODERNISATION PROJECTS: CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS

(Friedrich-Wilhelm Sommer; Heinz Löcker; Dr. Gabriele Barten)

Changes in the state of the market for rolled products, as well as advances in  manufacturing technology, mean that rolling companies have to consider new factors in production programme planning....

, such as new investments or the modernisation of existing plants. In any case, the expenditure associated with such changes can be justified only if a concrete development is achieved, or, at least, the likelihood of success potentials in the strategic business field is concerned, and that this will result in a specific Return On Investment (ROI) within a predictable time-scale.