First shift lines

Plant space that is available for new line construction is reported in the Production Capacity Status section of your Operating Information Report.

Construction and preparation of new lines requires one quarter before the lines become available for production.  In Year 3, Quarter 1, space is available to add as many as two new lines in the existing home area plant.  If a new addition or a new plant is under construction, the construction of new production lines may be undertaken as early as one quarter before completion of the new plant capacity (see Investment in Facilities and Equipment--Additions and Plants).  In this way, production lines may be made available for production as soon as the new addition or new plant is completed.

Enter the number of new lines to be added in the area where a plant with additional capacity is located.  After the construction has begun, no further entry is necessary (that is, enter 0 in subsequent quarters) unless you want to build additional lines.  Positive entries in subsequent quarters will result in starting additional new lines at that time (if space is available).  When ready for production, and not before, new lines must be scheduled for production, idled through a layoff or deactivated.

Limits:  0 to space available