Capex Strategy Vocabulary
Capex Strategy uses a handful of terms that have a specific meaning inside Weissr. This page defines them. The navigation tree levels are listed in order from highest to lowest, since that hierarchy governs how data is aggregated throughout the module.
Alternatives
Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Base Alternative | A digital reproduction of the current business system (sites, assets, investments, costs, revenues) and its future trajectory as things stand. |
Strategic Building Block | A bundle of changes applied to one site, built to be combined with others. |
Strategic Alternative | A combination of Strategic Building Blocks that creates a holistic picture for the system of sites, ready to compare against the Base Alternative. |
💡 Tip: For how these three relate to each other and when to use which, see 👉 Alternative types (BA, SBB, SA)
Navigation tree levels
The navigation tree runs from the group at the top down to individual machines. Each level aggregates the data of everything beneath it.
Level | Definition |
|---|---|
Group level | The highest level, gathering data from all the sites that make up the group. This gives the most holistic view of the business. |
Site level | The second highest, gathering data from all the sub-industries within one site. |
Sub-industry level | The second lowest, gathering data from all the machines carrying out the same activity, such as saw mills or pulp mills. |
Machine level | The lowest level, holding revenues and costs for one specific machine. |
Model structure
Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Tree node | One part of the model within the navigation tree. Nodes are never self-standing; they are all connected, which is what makes the levelling in Weissr models work. |
Reports | Charts and tables that show how a given variable develops over the model's timeline. |