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The Capital Goods Business Capabilities Model is a customizable, comprehensive, and in-depth set of business capabilities that capture the essence of what Capital Goods manufacturer does and can do. It will help companies gain a holistic perspective of their business at a foundational level and provide a business blueprint for many valuable purposes.

The Capital Goods Business Capabilities Model comprises about 295 capabilities across three levels.

(Note: As the Capital Goods Business Capabilities Model is a digital deliverable, we do not accept returns or issue refunds. So, please read the product description and the terms carefully before purchasing.)

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The  Capital Goods Business Capabilities Model is a set of multilevel and granular business capabilities primarily focusing on the core industry-specific value chain but also decomposes the horizontal shared services.

A capabilities model is a must-have tool for business architects, enterprise architects, business and technology leaders, and project teams to fathom the nuances of the industry’s core, context, and commodity capabilities.

Capital Goods Manufacturing Industry Transformation:

The Capital Goods Manufacturing Industry is experiencing a significant transformation, driven by several key factors reshaping how companies operate, innovate, and compete. These factors include:

1. Industry 4.0: The advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution has led to the widespread adoption of advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and additive manufacturing (3D printing). These technologies enable greater automation, productivity, and efficiency, allowing manufacturers to optimize processes and reduce costs.
2. Sustainability and Environmental Regulations: Growing concerns about climate change and resource scarcity have increased the focus on sustainable manufacturing practices. Stricter environmental regulations and consumer demand for eco-friendly products push manufacturers to adopt greener production methods, invest in clean energy, and develop environmentally conscious products.
3. Globalization and Supply Chain Resilience: The increasing interconnectedness of global markets has exposed manufacturers to new opportunities and risks. Companies must navigate complex international trade rules and adapt to geopolitical tensions, requiring greater supply chain agility, diversification, and resilience.
4. Evolving Customer Expectations: Manufacturers must adopt agile and customer-centric strategies as customer preferences shift towards personalized, high-quality products with shorter lead times. This necessitates investments in flexible manufacturing systems, advanced analytics, and digital platforms to improve customer engagement and tailor products to individual needs.
5. Workforce Transformation: The industry faces a skills gap, as the demand for talent with expertise in advanced technologies outpaces supply. Manufacturers must invest in employee training, education, and upskilling initiatives to build a future-ready workforce capable of embracing new technologies and driving innovation.

Business Capabilities are a Cornerstone for Transformation

For a Capital Goods Manufacturer to transform successfully, it is essential to establish a structurally strong foundation to support change and innovation over time. This is where business architecture and business capabilities come into play. Business architecture is creating a structured model, including an abstraction of its operations, functions, systems, and resources. This model can help enterprises understand how their business operates, identify inefficiencies, and develop a plan to optimize and streamline operations. In addition, by creating a clear picture of their business architecture, companies can better understand how different business units and functions interact and how changes in one business area can impact other areas.

Business capabilities encapsulate and abstract the functions, skills, and resources a company needs to execute its business strategy successfully. By defining and organizing their business capabilities, companies can identify gaps and redundancies and develop a roadmap to address them. This helps ensure the firm has the necessary resources to execute its strategy and drive innovation over time.

Business architecture and capabilities provide firms with a framework to assess and optimize their operations, reduce costs, and drive innovation. By taking a structured approach to transformation, enterprises can build a foundation capable of supporting ongoing change and adaptation and position themselves for success in a rapidly evolving industry.

(NOTE: The current product provides a comprehensive business capability model. It does not include other business architecture artifacts.)

Capital Goods Business Capabilities Model Deliverables:

The Capital Goods Industry Business Capabilities Model comprises ~295 capabilities across three levels and includes the following editable artifacts:

• An Excel spreadsheet with the grouping of capabilities.
• A PowerPoint format with the top two levels presented in a nested visualization.
• A Word document with capabilities in a multilevel list format.
• Capability Definitions (at Level 3)
• Capability KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) (at Level 2)
• Plus, Bonus deliverables.

How to Use the Capital Goods Business Capabilities Model?

A business capabilities map is a fundamental and foundational deliverable in the business architecture continuum. For example, the Capital Goods Manufacturing capabilities model encapsulates end-to-end aspects of the business with a detailed, multilevel capabilities list.

There are several benefits from business capabilities, including, among others:

• Foster alignment between business and IT using capabilities as an everyday language.
• Capabilities are a structurally sound and internally coherent abstraction of business functions.
• A capability-based roadmap eliminates redundancy and replication and focuses on capability evolution.
• Juxtaposing capabilities and systems/applications provide a footprint analysis and can lead to better application portfolio rationalization decisions.

The Capital Goods Manufacturing capabilities map decomposes components up to three levels. Created by business architects and industry domain experts, the capabilities list is detailed, in-depth, and conforms to the construct of MECE (mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive).

Who should use the Capital Goods Industry Business Capabilities Model?

The Capital Goods capabilities matrix is a generic model; hence, it is a starting point, not the final product. (Please note that a generic map covering multiple areas will not be specific to your specific company or business model; that is where our professional services team can help customize and detail the capability model. Or you can modify and tailor it to your needs internally.) The primary users encompass:

• Business architects and enterprise architects.
• Leaders focused on business transformation.
• Product and program managers enabling capabilities.

The Capital Goods Manufacturing Industry comprises various subsectors with unique characteristics and offerings. Business architects can customize our capability map to the following subsectors with modifications. (Please realize that for some large subsectors and where there is demand, we may create specific products for that subsector.):

1. Machinery Manufacturing: This subsector includes the production of industrial machinery, construction equipment, agricultural machinery, and various specialized machines used across multiple industries.
2. Aerospace and Defense: This subsector focuses on the manufacturing of aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, and other defense-related equipment and systems for both commercial and military applications.
3. Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing: This involves producing electrical and electronic components, such as transformers, generators, switchgear, semiconductors, and batteries, which are essential for a wide range of applications.
4. Construction and Building Materials: This subsector covers the manufacturing of construction materials and components, such as steel, cement, bricks, and pre-fabricated structures, used in the building and infrastructure sectors.
5. Renewable Energy Equipment: This subsector focuses on producing equipment for the renewable energy industry, including wind turbines, solar panels, hydroelectric equipment, and other clean energy technologies.
6. Industrial Automation and Robotics: This subsector deals with manufacturing automation equipment, robotics, and control systems used to increase productivity and efficiency across various industries.
7. Medical Equipment Manufacturing: This subsector involves the production of large and complex diagnostic equipment and healthcare-related products.
8. Power Generation and Transmission Equipment: This subsector includes the manufacturing of equipment used for power generation, such as turbines, boilers, and nuclear reactors, as well as equipment used for power transmission and distribution, like transformers and switchgear.
9. Materials Handling Equipment: This subsector covers the production of equipment used for the transportation, storage, and handling of goods, such as conveyors, forklifts, cranes, and automated storage and retrieval systems.

Why Purchase a Business Capabilities Model?

Defining business capabilities from a blank slate takes time and effort and delays time to value. Instead, a pre-built and customizable business capability map helps provide 60-80% of capabilities allowing internal teams to focus on what is missing or unique to their companies.

And the cost is less than an inexpensive team dinner or the loaded cost of 4-5 team members brainstorming for an hour.

And far less than the deliverables consulting firms produce at over $100,000 or more, and compared to that number, the cost of our capabilities models is a fraction (a rounding error.)

Even if you already have a capability map, you could use our version to compare, validate, and potentially include missing capabilities.

A Note About the Artifacts:

• Business Capabilities Matrix: A functional area occupies one box in many business capability maps. Some may wonder why we decomposed the capabilities into 100X or more capabilities. We humbly submit that one box or entry in a one-page diagram is Wall Art, not an implementation tool. Decomposing capabilities into a nested list of granular items will help understand a capability’s depth, breadth, scope, and importance. It is also possible that some capabilities in our matrix may not be relevant to you. Similarly, we may have captured and documented some relevant and essential capabilities of your firm.
• Capability Definitions: We include capability definitions at Level 3. Please feel free to modify it to your company’s needs.
• Capability KPIs (Key Performance Indicators): We added a few KPIs for capabilities (mostly at Level 2) to get you started. You may not measure these KPIs in your company and have an entirely different set of metrics. Again, use them as a springboard, and not debate the applicability to your firm.

Fine Print:

• We sell digital products, so there are no returns, refunds, or replacements. Therefore, please read the product description carefully before making a purchasing decision.
• A generic set of deliverables and templates may or may not fit your needs, or the content relevance will vary substantially.
• Sold on an as-is basis and without any implied or explicit warranties
• Consultants and firms wanting to use it for their clients have a different pricing model.
• The sale is for digital products only and does not include customization or implementation help.
• Please review our standard terms of service.