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The airline has shifted some of its excess capacity from Asian to North Atlantic routes.
The company has just opened a new factory and hopes to fill all its excess capacity with a new marketing push.
The amount of excess capacity within an industry is a signal of both the health of that industry and the demand for the products it produces. Excess capacity is also seen as a good thing for consumers, as it is not likely to lead to the price inflation that would be seen in periods of near-full capacity. A company with sizable excess capacity can often lose a considerable amount of money if it is not able to meet the high fixed costs that are associated with producers.
надлишок виробничих потужностей; надлишкові потужності; нереалізований виробничий потенціал; нереалізовані виробничі потужності
Надлишкова місткість