A company has decided to establish a long-range strategic facility technology plan.

The first step in developing a strategic facility technology plan is to conduct an assessment of existing technology to establish a baseline. This includes:

Evaluating current systems and infrastructure to identify strengths and weaknesses.

Determining gaps between current and desired capabilities.

Understanding integration challenges with future technologies.

Why the other options are incorrect:

(A) Determining employee skills comes after identifying technological needs.

(B) Reviewing corporate plans for renovations is important but does not directly address technology planning.

(C) Researching new technologies is valuable but should be done after assessing what is currently in place​.