Capital Maintenance Concepts

Capital financing is all about defining the process of planning to fit into a stipulated budget for projects. The assets with the cash flows are then maneuvered to project a one year period before the actual commencing of the project. The budgeting in place must be able to completely encompass the workings of the project for that stipulated period of time. The capital finances can be used to plan or address several different platforms such as replacement decisions to maintain the general business entity, the focus on existing products or changes for market expansion, new products and services, regulatory, safety and environmental issues or any other major changes that require a substantial amount of funds to be utilized over a period of at least one year.

The necessity of having the information to run the capital finance platform is important as if effects the general direction the company intends to take, for the immediate future. This will also dictate the direction and also how it’s going to affect the long term future of the company. Since most projects commence based on the capital financing allowances, there is a need to ensure the project is capable of yielding the desired result the long term time frame requires. Locking in the commitment levels of all departments within the entity, provides the resources to only this plan, leaving little room for other considerations or changes.