Insufficient capacity not only results in local queues, causing passengers discomfort and wasting their time, but also vehicle delays that give rise to passenger delays and reduce the vehicle's productivity and availability for its next run.
But even in affluent countries, there is insufficient capacity for those who already need help.
Many European postal systems, telegraph lines and railroads were built with government money, and sometimes with insufficient capacity.
"As such, while we welcome the recent promise of increased investment into the sector, the problem of insufficient capacity is one that the government simply cannot continue to dismiss".
"We have seen at least five years of "lights out" headlines, so far without so much as a flicker caused by insufficient capacity," said Prof Michael Grubb, at University College London.
Commenting on the issue, Acer chairman JT Wang pointed out that DRAM prices are likely to continue rising as many DRAM makers have switched their production lines to manufacturing smartphone DRAM, leaving insufficient capacity to supply the PC industry.
The measurements used are various, including such terms as standard busy rate and typical peak-hour passenger flow, but, by using these design procedures, it is possible to plan a facility that will have insufficient capacity for no more than 30 operating hours per year.
Ray Stark, senior vice president of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce, says that not long ago a few companies, including a chemical producer, that had been considering operations in the state were told by Idaho Power that there was insufficient capacity to accommodate their power needs.
Therefore, having insufficient capacity can be economically devastating for them.
Development of lithium sulfur (Li S) batteries has suffered from insufficient capacity and poor cycle-life.
"We're talking at the moment of insufficient capacity at Heathrow and Gatwick, and looking at options going forward.
