Capex Strategy Vocabulary

Weissr contains a few terms that might be confusing to a new user. Let's decrypt them


Terms

Definitions

Base Alternative

A digital reproduction of the current business system (sites, assets, investments, costs, revenues..) and its future trajectory as they stand.

Group Level

In the navigation tree, the group level is the highest, with data gathered from all the different sites that compose the group itself, offering as holistic a view of the business as possible.

Machine Level

In the navigation tree, the machine level is the lowest one, with data (revenues, costs) concerning a specific machine at a time only.

Reports

Graphs that visually show the evolution of a given variable.

Site Level

In the navigation tree, the site level is the second highest, with data gathered from all the sub-industries included in a specific site to have a more holistic view of the business.

Strategic Alternative

A combination of strategic building blocks that creates a holistic picture for the system of sites, easy to compare with the base alternative.

Strategic Building Block

A bundle of given changes applied to one site, easy to combine with others.

Sub-Industry Level

In the navigation tree, the sub-industry level is the second lowest, with data gathered from all the machines that complete the same activities (Saw mills; Pulp mills; ..).

Tree Node

The navigation tree is made of nodes that each correspond to one part of the model. None of them are self-standing as they are all connected somehow, to accommodate the inherent leveling in Weissr models.