1. Longer range planning (as opposed to shorter range) tends to be more heavily focused on:

A. putting capacity in place, in anticipation of future workloads or B. scheduling when the work will be done, so that workload fits within existing or planned capacity

2. Long range capacity planning (as opposed to shorter range capacity planning) :

A. tends to be more focused on fixed resources that will generate large fixed costs (possibly sunk costs) once the decision is made to put capacity in place or

B. Tends to be more focused on flexible resources that can be carried up and down as needed

3. Shorter range planning (as compared to longer range):

A. typically can use more detailed information with less uncertainty or B. typically uses less certain and less detailed information