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As the global thought-leaders on capex, we are sharing our knowledge gained over 25+ years of working with capital allocation in capital-intensive industries.
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"Redesigning Capex Strategy"
Published by: McGraw Hill
Unveiling our comprehensive Capex Strategy book, crafted from two decades of client collaborations and expertise in our capex strategy process and tool. Delve into our insights and knowledge, now available for your benefit.
PRAISED BY KIRKUS REVIEWS:
“This is a masterly and analytically scrupulous work, and it should serve as a model for other books in the genre.”
The Capex Chat
The CapEx Chat is a series of podcast extracts discussing different capex and capital allocation situations in capital-intensive companies. The podcast features the world’s go-to experts on capex and capital allocation: our CEO Fredrik Weissenrieder and our COO Daniel Lindén.
The full version is available for download on Spotify and iTunes, you can also listen to our topic-specific extracts here and on our Youtube page.
What Creates Value? A Mere Handful of Strategic Decisions
Tactical actions, like layoffs and software upgrades, cannot do the heavy lifting
Authors: Fredrik Weissenrieder, Daniel Lindén
INDUSTRY WEEK
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Taking Emotion Out Of Long-Term Decision-Making
The first step? Recognizing that there may be a fundamental flaw in how you are evaluating capital expenditures.
Authors: Fredrik Weissenrieder, Daniel Lindén
It’s Time For Leaders To Rethink The Way Their Companies Make Capital Expenditures
Instead of a reactive approach to capex needs, a company should be driven by a proactive, long-term strategy designed to take advantage of the unique opportunities within, and outside of, an existing portfolio of facilities.
Authors: Fredrik Weissenrieder, Daniel Lindén
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
HR.COM
What Type Of Capex Leader Are You?
In the foreword of our book, Redesigning Capex Strategy, Domtar CEO John Williams writes, “A lot of capital allocation is based on emotion. It’s not fact-based.” We heartily agree. Too often leaders view capital expenditures in isolation listed in a capital budget— with emotional attachments that frequently create arbitrary decisions—instead of creating a Capex strategy that maximizes sustainable company cash flow.
Authors: Fredrik Weissenrieder, Daniel Lindén
The True Cost of Mergers and Acquisitions
In our twenty-five years of being in trenches side-by-side with our clients’ teams, we find that the vast majority of the time teams underestimate the total capex costs required when they make a new acquisition.
Authors: Fredrik Weissenrieder, Daniel Lindén
CEOWORLD MAGAZINE
EUROPEAN BUSINESS REVIEW
Getting Capex Right: A Revolutionary Approach for Allocating Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures are at the heart of any company’s future. Unfortunately, almost all industrial companies get capital expenditures (capex) wrong. Why? Because capex projects aren’t considered within a broader perspective of the company’s long-term strategy, its total production footprint, customer expectations, and the overall marketplace.
Authors: Fredrik Weissenrieder, Daniel Lindén
Our groundbreaking take on capital allocation
In the white paper, “The Capex Process The Tail Wags the Dog”, we describe how companies apply their capex process, and how universities teach us to make capex decisions, lead to massive capital destruction. Almost all companies in all industries evaluate capex decisions in basically the same way. It’s now available in four languages:
CAPEX MANAGEMENT
The Weissr® Capex Solution
CAPEX MANAGEMENT
B-level Course on Capital Expenditures
CAPEX MANAGEMENT
Reach strategic goals with a well-functioning capex process
CAPEX MANAGEMENT
Is your company capital-intensive - or not?
CAPEX STRATEGY
John Williams, CEO of Domtar, on Weissenrieder & Co.
CAPEX STRATEGY
Dysfunctional Capex Processes In All Capital Intensive Companies
CAPEX STRATEGY
The Capex Process: The Tail Wags the Dog
CAPEX STRATEGY
Creating a Long-Term Strategy for Your Asset Base
THE CAPEX CHAT
The CapEx Chat features the world's go-to experts on CapEx and capital allocation: our CEO Fredrik Weissenrieder and our COO Daniel Lindén. In this series they discuss everything and anything about capex and capital allocation.
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.1 Introduction to the pod
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.2 On profitability
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.3 On why capex decisions wag the company strategy and why they don’t add value
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.4 On shortened payback giving lower cash flow
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.5 On shrinking the capex budget
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.6 On green or red flags
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.7 Short on M&A and Capex
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.8 On M&A, EBITDA multiples and capex
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.9 On our integrated capital allocation tool from capex strategy to capex decision
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.10 On changing Capital Allocation mindset
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.11 On EBITDA margin erosion
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.12 On the rate of technology change and competitiveness
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.13 On value of growth
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.14 On shutting down mills
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.15 On rescuing mills
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.16 On integrated companies, market prices and value creation
THE CAPEX CHAT
1.17 On what we do as a company
THE CAPEX CHAT
2.1 On how capex decisions improve a nation’s GDP
THE CAPEX CHAT
2.2 On how capexes connect to company strategy
THE CAPEX CHAT
2.3 On how increased ROCE targets decrease cash flow
THE CAPEX CHAT
2.4 On why companies don’t want to live forever
THE CAPEX CHAT
2.5 On what we all mean by capital-intensive
THE CAPEX CHAT
2.6 On why a mindset isn’t a plan
THE CAPEX CHAT
2.7 On why the demise of the shareholder value movement is greatly exaggerated
THE CAPEX CHAT
2.8 On how tariffs on trade are bad for competitiveness
THE CAPEX CHAT
2.9 On what is included in your dream Capex Management tool
THE CAPEX CHAT
2.10 On how to build your own House of Cards Capex Management process
THE CAPEX CHAT
2.11 On how little you know about how good a Capex tool can be
Did you know…
7 out of 10
still manage their capital expenditures through standardized Excel templates?
To learn more about companies’ capital allocation processes, read our study
"Weissr® Capex Management - A Qualitative Study on European Companies' Capex Processes"
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