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Audio

Capacity and the Unexpected
http://www.npr.org/2011/03/22/134755634/Japan-Disaster-Breaks-Auto-Supply-Chain
In March 2011, a powerful tsunami and earthquake hit the country of Japan in which they were forced to stop and scale back production. Therefore, China needed adequate planning to deal with the aftermath effects. Supply Chain Capacity Planning in China is discussed in this audio clip.

Video

The Importance of Capacity Planning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcLwgT8DvxU
This video of the Qatar Solar Technologies plant shows how planning for capacity can be inflexible once a site is completed.

Service Planning Capacity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PDPER9HdWg
This video shows how an urban pediatric hospital increased capacity to accept more patients.

Capacity Planning for the Supply Chain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cboA5BuyKhU
This video shows how Penske Logistics' capacity planning helps keep equilibrium.  

Web

Supply Chain Uncertainty
http://news.thomasnet.com/imt/2011/01/11/how-to-deal-with-uncertainty-in-the-supply-chain
This article provides tips on handling uncertainty in the supply chain.

Ethics of Careful Capacity Planning
http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/12/bhopal-the-worlds-worst-industrial-disaster-30-years-later/100864/
This photo essay about the Bhopal, India, pesticide plant shows the long-term impact of unethical capacity planning.