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	GLOBAL ASSUMPTIONS
	Parameter	Unit	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
	General Economic Parameters
	Inflation Rate (General)	%	2.5%	2.5%	2.3%	2.2%	2.0%
	Freight Inflation Rate	%	3.5%	3.3%	3.0%	2.8%	2.5%
	Wage Inflation Rate	%	3.0%	3.0%	2.8%	2.5%	2.5%
	WACC / Discount Rate	%	10.0%	10.0%	10.0%	10.0%	10.0%
	Energy Cost Escalation	%	4.0%	3.8%	3.5%	3.0%	2.8%
	Foreign Exchange Rates (vs. USD)
	EUR / USD	Rate	1.08	1.09	1.10	1.10	1.11
	CNY / USD	Rate	0.138	0.139	0.140	0.141	0.142
	JPY / USD	Rate	0.0067	0.0068	0.0069	0.0070	0.0071
	GBP / USD	Rate	1.27	1.28	1.28	1.29	1.30
	MXN / USD	Rate	0.058	0.057	0.056	0.056	0.055
	Capacity & Service Parameters
	Max Plant Utilization Target	%	85.0%
	Max DC Utilization Target	%	90.0%
	Expansion Trigger Utilization	%	80.0%
	Safety Stock Days	Days	14
	Target Service Level	%	97.5%
	Max Transit Days (Plant to DC)	Days	7
	Max Transit Days (DC to Customer)	Days	3
	Cost Allocation Parameters
	Inventory Carrying Cost (%)	% of COGS	18.0%
	Insurance (% of Goods Value)	% of Value	0.50%
	Customs Brokerage Fee (per shipment)	$ / shipment	$150
	Overhead Allocation (%)	% of OpEx	12.0%
	Depreciation Rate (Facilities)	%	5.0%
	Note: All blue-colored values are user-editable inputs. Values with year columns escalate annually. Single-column values are constant across the horizon.