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Operations Due Diligence: An M&A Guide for Investors and Business
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Operations Due Diligence: An M&A Guide for Investors and Business

by James F. Grebey
October 2011
Intermediate to advanced
272 pages
6h 52m
English
McGraw-Hill
Content preview from Operations Due Diligence: An M&A Guide for Investors and Business

Summary of the Production Infrastructure Questions

1. Is there a product concept, a working prototype, or a working product?

2. Does the business have the capital equipment it needs in place to support production?

3. Is the production capability of the business sufficient to take the product fully to market?

4. Are demonstration products considered prototypes, or are they actual production units?

5. Is product development on schedule, and have all technical hurdles been overcome?

6. Can the product concept be turned into a salable product and make a profit with the planned resources?

7. How far into the production and development process has the core product progressed?

8. Where is the product on the production and development cost curves?

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ISBN: 9780071777612