The key to planning technology is the investment in a strategic plan  that encompasses not only where an organization is headed, but also  defines the organization's current position. The plan, in essence,  outlines the pathway between the two. Making it successful depends on  how the market is defined, and whether or not the right questions are  being asked. To determine the long-term cost of operation and potential  revenue generation for each piece of equipment, what factors need to be  considered? 

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