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Investment Planning · Smart CAPEX

Which sites get the budget, and why.

Investment Planning is the part of MLNetworks that compares investment options for a site on the same data, and keeps the assumptions and reasons beside the decision.

MLNetworks compares the options for a site against demand, asset condition and site constraints. It recommends one and lists the reason and the assumptions behind it.

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DecisionsPower resilience

Power resilience

Ridgeview RDG-0417

Waiting on a person

3 options compared

  • Keep and monitor

    Decision driver: Recent repair

  • Replace aging equipmentRecommended

    Decision driver: Condition and performance

  • Upgrade power infrastructure

    Decision driver: Additional site load

Why this one

Repeated grid loss and a start failure put service at risk. The assumptions are listed with the plan.

From site data to a decision you can defend

  1. 01

    Start from the current baseline

    Demand, utilization, asset condition and service performance are read into one baseline for the site, each marked with its source.

    DecisionsPower resilience

    Power resilience

    Ridgeview RDG-0417

    Waiting on a person

    Current baseline

    InputReading
    Grid supplyLost 7 times in 24 hours
    GeneratorDid not start on the fifth outage
    BatteryDischarges after each outage
    Equipment conditionAging, repaired recently
    Additional site loadNone requested
    Open workWO-7718 Inspect generator start circuit

  2. 02

    Compare the options

    Keep, replace or upgrade are set against the same baseline. Each option shows its decision driver and how it compares, in relative terms.

    DecisionsPower resilience

    Power resilience

    Ridgeview RDG-0417

    Waiting on a person

    Option comparison

    • Keep and monitor
      Service risk if chosen
      Higher
      Lifecycle effort
      Lower
      Fit to site constraints
      Good
    • Replace aging equipmentRecommended
      Service risk if chosen
      Lower
      Lifecycle effort
      Medium
      Fit to site constraints
      Good
    • Upgrade power infrastructure
      Service risk if chosen
      Lower
      Lifecycle effort
      Higher
      Fit to site constraints
      Needs survey

    Relative to the other options at this site.

  3. 03

    Approve with the assumptions on record

    The plan states its reason and lists its assumptions. A person approves or rejects it, and the reason stays with the decision.

    DecisionsPower resilience

    Power resilience

    Ridgeview RDG-0417

    Waiting on a person

    Plan

    Replace aging equipment

    Assumptions listed with the plan

    • Site load stays as it is today
    • Generator fault is confirmed on site
    • Replacement fits the existing site layout

    Reason *

    Repeated grid loss and a start failure put service at risk.

    Held for a person to approve
    RejectApprove

Read from the systems that hold the data

Integration scope is defined for each deployment, and each source is validated with your team before it is named as supported.

  • Site and asset records
  • Performance and utilization data
  • Tenant and demand requirements
  • Work orders and incident history

Active and passive, decided the same way

  • OptionDecision driver
    Optimize existing capacityCurrent utilization
    Upgrade network capacityDemand forecast
    Expand coverageUnserved demand

    Active networks Smart CAPEX

    Compare ways to meet growing demand using performance, utilization and forecast: optimize, upgrade or expand.

  • OptionDecision driver
    Use available site capacityTenant requirements
    Upgrade power infrastructureAdditional site load
    Replace aging equipmentCondition and performance

    Passive infrastructure investment

    Compare site options using tenant requirements, asset condition and operating constraints: use existing capacity, upgrade power or replace equipment.

The approval stays on the asset record

The plan, its reason and its assumptions are linked to the asset record, so the team doing the work starts from what was approved.

Assets & Inventory

Carried into delivery

Replace aging equipment

Ridgeview RDG-0417

Approved

  • Decision

    Power resilience

  • Reason

    Service at risk from repeated grid loss

  • Assumptions

    3 listed with the plan

  • Asset record

    Linked to the equipment concerned

Accounting stays with your ERP.

Built for a plan that gets challenged

  • Assumptions listed

    Every plan lists what it assumes, so a reviewer knows what to challenge.

  • A person approves

    The product compares and recommends. A person approves, and the approval records a reason.

  • Limits of the data

    Prioritization depends on available data, agreed assumptions and specialist assessments where required.

FAQ

Common questions

Does the platform decide where to invest?

No. It compares the options against the same baseline and recommends one with its reason. A person approves or rejects it.

Does it show costs or payback?

No. The product shows no cost, saving or payback figure. Financial modelling and accounting stay with your ERP and finance tools. Which figures are brought in, if any, is defined for each deployment.

Where do the assumptions come from?

They are agreed with your team and listed with the plan. Where a specialist assessment is needed, the plan says so.

Which systems does the baseline read from?

That is defined for each deployment. We validate each source with your team before we name it as supported.

What happens after a decision is approved?

The decision, its reason and its assumptions are carried into planning and execution, linked to the sites and assets concerned.

Investment Planning

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More of the platform

Every part uses the same sites and assets. Start where the need is greatest and add the next when you are ready.