Insights
Capital Confidence
How Important Is Trade Diversity To Australia?
It’s no secret that global political tensions have not been as volatile in this current generation. Without trade diversity, many key Australian industries are counting the cost of deteriorating relations.
Why An Engaged Project Sponsor Is Crucial For Success
The sponsor has a critical role as part of the governance board of any project, program or portfolio. Therefore, it’s very important to have an actively engaged project sponsor on your team.
Peter Crane Features On AusIMM
AusIMM – or the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy – is the peak body for people working within the resources sector. On Wednesday 29 July, SER Solutions Director Peter Crane spoke with AusIMM on the capital investment lifecycle within the mining sector.
What Is Sovereign Risk And How Does It Affect Australia?
When it comes to foreign investment, sovereign risk was a term never truly associated with Australia. Now that the world has changed, how will it affect us?
Why Planned Maintenance Is Essential In The Long Term
Planned maintenance is a preventative measure used to maximise capital investment – after all, don’t you want your assets to go the distance?
Opex vs Capex – What Are The Key Differences?
Capital is bad, and operational expenditure is good as it’s a tax write off – right? When comparing Opex vs Capex, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
Capital efficiency, demonstrated by the wheelie bin
How assets are used can make a significant difference to their economy and value to the business. Training, supervision and morale play a significant part in delivering efficiency, for both the operating and capital accounts within a company.
Geopolitical Risk and Business Continuity
That 34% of our GDP is tied to China as our prime customer, brings serious gravity to the current conditions. If the national economy is one third exposed, how does this translate to some of our mining and energy producers?
The select phase of capital investment lifecycle planning
In the Select Phase, options are compared and scored against one another so that the best solution is identified and recommended for selection and implementation.
