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STEP 1 - CHECK INDUSTRY CONITION REPORT

STEP 2 - CHECK SEGMENT CENTER FOR EACH ROUND FROM INDUSTRY CONDITION REPORT

AND DRIFT ADJUST FOR EACH ROUND

EACH ROUND, PRODUCTS NEED TO ADJUST BASED ON 2 TABLES ABOVE

STEP 3 - CREATE EXCEL FILE TO CALCULATE R&D FOR EACH ROUND

NOTE: DO NOT EVER JUST USE ABOVE NUMBERS - YOU HAVE TO GET REPORT AND NUMBER FROM YOUR GAME. BECAUSE COMPXM IS DIFFERENT FROM STUDENT TO STUDENT

AGAIN - READ THE RED LINE ABOVE.

ROUND 1 - STEP BY STEP GUIDE

STEP 4 - UPDATE R&D

YOU HAVE 3 STRATEGIES TO WIN

STEATEGY 1 - JUST USE 4 CURRENT PRODUCTS - CAN WIN

STEATEGY 2 - USE 4 CURRENT PRODUCTS AND ADD 2 MORE PRUDUCTS - IN NANO AND ELITE SEGMENTS - CAN WIN STRONGER

STEATEGY 3 - USE 4 CURRENT PRODUCTS AND ADD 4 MORE PRUDUCTS - IN 4 SEGMENTS. THEN EACH SEGMENT HAS 2 PRODUCTS. WILL WIN TOP RESULTS.

AGAIN, YOU CAN USE 1 OF THE THREE STRATEGIES AND CAN ALWAYS WIN.

IF YOU USE 4 CURRENT PRODUCTS, LOOK AT THIS R&D SAMPLES

if you use 8 products, screen will look like above

TIP: ADD NEW PRODUCTS FROM ROUND 1 - THEN CAN DOUBLE SALES AND PROFIT FROM ROUND 3

TIP: IF YOU DO NOT ADD NEW PRODUCTS IN ROUND 1. DO NOT - AGAIN - DO NOT ADD NEW PRODUCTS IN ROUNDS 2-3-4 BECAUES THEY HAVE NO TIME TO SELL. NEW PRODUCTS NEED 2 ROUNDS TO START SELLING WELL

STEP 5. SET MARETING DECISIONS

Set prices for each products

You can check Courier report to find prices of competitors

Set Promo and Sales for each product

Use Excel file to calculate Sales Forecast and Production for each product.

STEP 6. SET PRODUCTION DECISIONS

INPUT PRODUCTION PLAN FOR EACH PRODUCT.

IF YOU ADD NEW PRODUCTS - NOTE TO ADD NEW CAPACITY AND INCREASE AUTOMATION

THEREFORE, YOU CAN START PRODUCTION FROM NEXT ROUND.

STEP 7. SET HR DECISIONS

USE 5000 AND 80

STEP 8. SET FINANCE DECISIONS

USE ALL THREE SOURCES OF FUNDS

- STOCK ISSUE

- SHORT TERM LOAN

- LONG TERM LOAN

STEP 9. SET TQM DECISIONS

- USE 1.000 FOR ALL 10 TQM INITIATIVES

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R & D

MTBF

Elite 26000

Nano 24000

Core 22000

Thrift 2000

Marketing:

Price

Elite 42

Nano 38

Core 30

Thrift 22

Reduce each round by 0.50

Sales/promo budget:

round 1: 1500

round 2: 1500 round

round 3: 2000

round 4: 1400

Sales forecast = last round sold units x segment growth

Production
Sales forecast * 1.15 - inventory in hand = production schedule

Capacity:

Elite 700-900

Nano 700-900

Core 1000-1200

Thrift 1000-1200

Automation:

Elite 5-6

Nano 5-6

Core 9-10

Thrift 7-8

Human resources:
5000

80 hours

TQM:
Round:

1200
1200
1200
1200

Finance:

Round 1 use stock issue, short term loan, long term loan

Round 2 use short and long term loans

Round 3 use long term loan

Round 4 pay dividends, buy back stocks, pay long term loans

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To Win New Capsim Capstone 2023

Industry Condition report

Check the industry condition report to find PFMN and SIZE for each segment

Update products each round

Find the Drift rate and Ideal Spot to update products each round to get close to ideal spot

Therefore, Industry Condition report is the first important report to read before start setting any decisions

This is the samples R&D for 5 products in 5 segments for 8 rounds

Pls do not just use the numbers, check your game Industry Condition Report to find the numbers for your game.

The 2nd important report is Courier report of round 0.

This is the start point to get numbers for Sales forecast of round 1

Find the Courier report from your Capstone, Top menu, report tab

Find the Unit sold last round from Courier report

Also check the 5 segment part of Courier report to find Segment growth rate

Then you can calculate Sales forecast = last round sold x segment growth rate (often 110%)

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Calculate Production Planis the next important decisions. This will decide sales and profit

Production Plan = Sales forecast - Inventory

Sales forecast is calculated as above

Inventory can find from Courier report

Note:

You can download the FREE excel file to calculate Sales Forecast and Production Plan for 8 rounds faster

For Production

- Note to add new capacity each round

- Can sell surplus capacity if not needed (eg. Traditional and High end in round 1)

- Increase automation of products each round

Sample Marketing and Production Decisions

For Round 1

For Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Note, again, do not just use the above numbers

This is only samples of a winning strategy, so you can have a vision of 8 rounds.

Your game may have different numbers when competitors set different strategies

Note to check the Details and Quick guide links in the Comments to view to top results of 8 rounds

The Key to Win the Capstoneis adding new products in round 1-2-3 to double sales and profit from round 4.

Add low end in round 1

Add traditional in round 2

Add performance in round 3

You can adjust by checking the competitors strategy if they have the same new product

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HR is quite simple

Use $3000 and 40 hours in round 1, round 2 and round 3

Use $5000 and 80 hours in round 4 to round 8

This investment is for long term benefits, with better work force, will save cost and increase quality

Finance

This is tricky, because you try to optimal decisions

This most effective decision is to

- Use 3 sources of funds in round 1, round 2 and round 3

- In round 7 and round 8 can buy back stock, pay dividends and retire long term loans

TQM is also simple

Use $1000 for all the 10 TQM initiatives

Use for 4 rounds (often from round 4 to round 7) to get total $4000 for each initiative.

For Marketing

Use $1000-$1200-$1400 in round 1, round 2 and round 3

Round 4 can use $2000

Then from round 5 back to $1400 when Customer awareness and accessibility reached 100%

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R&D is the most tricky decisions

Need to start with R&D, spend time reading the Courier report and Industry Condition report to find details of 5 product segments.

Products require increase PFMN and reduce SIZE each round

Check the Industry Condition report to get details of update for each product

Traditional: PFMN +0.7 SIZE - 0.7

Low End: PFMN +0.5 SIZE - 0.5

High End End: PFMN +0.9 SIZE - 0.9

Performance: PFMN +1.0 SIZE - 0.7

Size: PFMN +0.7 SIZE - 1.0

You need to do this each round, except Low End only requires update in round 3 and round 7

MTBF (Mean Time before failure) or durability of products

Maintain high MTBF, customers prefer longer life for products, longer is better (but not too high cost)

Keep high MTBF as a competitive advantages

Traditional about 17500-19000

Low End about 14000 - 17000

High End about 23000- 25000

Performance about 27000

Size about 20000 - 21000

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Marketing decisions

For marketing, we have to set 3 decisions, pricing, promo and sales, and most important is sales forecast.

Pricing is quite simple.

Check the Courier report to find out prices which customers preferer

Check the Courier report to find out prices competitors are setting (they can change any time to get higher sales and profit, this is simulation and competition game)

We could not control prices of competitors - we use our pricing strategy to control them.

Therefore, start with good prices, and reduce $0.50 each round to maintain competitiveness.

At the same time, increase sales and profit, getting higher market share. With this strategy, competitors can not pus any pressure, they have to follow our strategy.

Check the Courier report to find price range for each product.

You can use this prices for Reference, can adjust depends on each round condition.

Note to check Contribution margin, Volume and Sales/Profit of each product when setting the prices.

Promo and Sales

Round 1 start with $1200

Round 2 increase to $1400

Round 3 increase to $1600

Round 4 is the key turning round to gain top sales and profit, use $2000

Next rounds back to $1400 to maintain 100$ customer awareness and accessibility

Sales Forecast is always the key decisions, deciding winning results

Therefore, spend more time with Sales Forecast calculation

The most simple way to calculate sales forecast is based on last round sold units

Sales forecast = last round sold units x segment growth rate (find from Courier report of last round)

Important but very simple.

You can adjust by add 10% to avoid stock out.

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Production is the key to win Capstone 2023

It is always production to gain and maintain control

Sell surplus capacity in round 1 to invest in new products, new capacity for the other products

Increase automation of Low End, Traditional then High End, Performance and Size in that order

Add new products in R&D require adding new capacity for new products

Most important is the calculation of Production volume for each round

It is also simple

Production plan = Sales forecast - Inventory

Can add 10% to avoid stock out

How to increase Automation of each round

Low End increases from 5.0 to 6.5, 8.0, 9.0 then 10.0 in round 1 to round 4

Traditional increases from 4.0 to 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 then 8.0 in round 1 to round 4

High End - increases from round 4, from 3 to 4, 5, 6 in round 4, 5, 6

Performance - increases from round 4, from 3 to 4, 5, 6 in round 4, 5, 6

Size - increases from round 4, from 3 to 4, 5, 6 in round 4, 5, 6

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How to increase production capacity

Note to increase production capacity, higher volume, lower cost of production per unit (due to the economy of scales)

Note to sell surplus capacity of Traditional and High End (in round 1 only, buy more after round 4)

Increase capacity of Low End (from round 1)

Buy new capacity for the new products (from round 1)

Increase capacity of High End, Performance and Size from round 4

Which new products to develop, and when

Again, new products are the key to win Capsim Capstone 2023

Think about the situation, when you face competitors with higher capacity, lower production cost, then how can your team compete with them. No way, because they always has higher contribution margin, and they can set lower prices, and higher volume of sales, then they have higher market share and higher sales, and profit. Do not wait to get in that situation.

Develop 3 new products in round 1, round 2 and round 3

Round 1 - add a new product in low end

Round 2 - add a new product in traditional

Round 3 - add a new product in performance, high end or size

Will have double sales and profit from round 4.

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When to add new products

If you plan to add new products, start right from round 1

Because, new products require 2 rounds to start selling well

And you need to add new capacity, increase automation for new products

Also, if you do not do this, competitors, with longer vision, will do, then you can not compete with them.

Note in advance:

- When you plan to add new products, you will have lower profit in next 2 rounds, but after 2 rounds, will get double sales and profit in the segment.

How to set decisions for HR

HR is the long term investment

Invest in HR, use $3000 and 40 hours for round 1, round 2 and round 3

From Round 4, use $5000 and 80 hours and apply for all the later rounds

How to get optimal Finance decisions

Finance is always the most tricky

Can not get the most optimal

Just try to focus on getting top sales and profit

in round 1, round 2 and round 3, use max three sources of funds, stock issue, short term and long term loans.

In round 4, round 5 and round 6, use long term loan and short term loan if needed.

Round 7 and round 8 can pay dividends, buy back stocks and pay long term loan.

Three sources of funds in round 1, round 2 and round 3

- Issue stock

- Use short term loan

- Use long term loan.

Can use max or $10000 - $20000, trying to avoid emergency loans.

Use the above funds to support R&D, new product development, new production capacity and increase automation.

Round 1 is the most important (especially when facing team competition)

Note to start early and set right decisions from round 1

Mistakes in R&D often require 2 rounds to fix

Mistakes in Production can lead to lose the competition, especially if you sell too much capacity, then often can not get back good sales and profit. This is simple, think about big competitors with higher production capacity and also lower production cost, you can not compete to win sales and profit.

Therefore, start round 1 carefull.

This is the tips to win Round 1

- Check Industry Condition report to update 5 existing products.

- Check Courier Report to calculate Sales forecast and Production

- Key to Win in long term: Add new product right from round 1, to double sales and profit from round 4. If you start later, competitors will do, and you will find it is hard to compete with them in the later round.

What reports to read each round to get enough information

- Industry Condition report: to update products each round

- Courier report: To calculate Sales forecast and Production. Also check sales, prices and product specification of competitors.

How to update products faster

Products require a few months to update

Should launch the new product from June-September of the same year to have time to sell new products

Check Industry Condition Report to find how to increase PFMN and reduce SIZE each round for each product

What is the ideal spot

Customer in each segment prefer product not always in the center of circle.

Need to update products each round

Increase PFMN and reduce SIZE

Check this table from Industry Condition Report

And note to update to ideal spots for each product, each round to sell best

Note:

Do not just use the above numbers

YOU need to check your game to find your Industry Condition Report

It may be different from student to student, game to game.

USE the FREE excel file, download from link in the comments to calculate faster and more convenient.

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In order to apply this Round to Round strategy for R&D, we need to create an excel file with your own data from Industry Condition Report and put data in Excel file to get more precise numbers.

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Step 1. Download Industry Condition Report (from your game)

Step 2. Download Excel file for automatic calculation strategies and decisions

Step 3. Very important

Open page 2 of Industry Condition Report and get the Table 2, first line for Round 0 and put that numbers in Round 0 in Excel file, then the file will automatically calculate all decisions for 8 rounds, with 4 different STRATEGIES.

DO NOT USE THE DEFAULT numbers in excel file, that is a little bit different from YOUR GAME (creator and administrator change the numbers when new industry is created for new class).

--> Get Round 0 number from Industry Condition Report

--> Put into Excel file, Round 0 (only 1 row) --> Then the file will automatically calculate all the decisions

(Check Drift and Ideal Offsets - 2 last rows of table 1 - they often do not change for all game)

We can download and use the Excel file to calculate Specifications for R&D more easily.

If you have come to this Step. We are started the half way to win the Simulation Game Simulation !!

Again, this Round to Round guides can apply if we start from Round 1. DO NOT use this suggestions if you are already in the middle of the game, having completion several rounds without this guides. If so, your company may not have enough upgrades and automation to follow this suggested strategy, you can refer to other TIP to Rescue Company or Mid Game Tips.

Now, if you are in Round 1, we can apply this Round to Round Strategy and Win the game.

The numbers are from my game, you need to use your Excel file, numbers will be a little different. If you can not create your file, email: wincapstone2012@gmail.com - I can create a file for you for FREE.

We use the following strategy for the guides and winning TIP in Round to Round Strategy.

R&D: Research and Development

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

ROUND 1. R&D

Create a new Low End sensor PFMN 4.1 - SIZE 16.3 MTBF 12.000 - this is Low End sweet spot Year 4
Change original Low End sensor MTBF to 12.000 (don't re-position original Low End)
Re-position original Traditional sensor to PFMN 6.1 SIZE 14.3 MTBF 14.000 (min)
Re-position original High End sensor to PFMN 9.2 SIZE 11.2 MTBF 20.000 (min)
Re-position original Performance sensor to PFMN 9.8 SIZE 16.0 MTBF 27.000 (max)
Re-position original Size sensor to PFMN 4.4 SIZE 10.6 MTBF 16.000 (min)

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

ROUND 2. R&D

Create a new Traditional sensor PFMN 8.2 - SIZE 12.2 MTBF 14.000 - this is sweet spot for Traditional Year 4
Re-position original Traditional sensor to PFMN 6.8 SIZE 13.6 - Keep 14.000 (min)
Re-position original High End sensor to PFMN 10.1 SIZE 10.3 - Keep MTBF 20.000 (min)
Re-position original Performance sensor to PFMN 10.8 SIZE 15.3 - Keep MTBF 27.000 (max)
Re-position original Size sensor to PFMN 5.1 SIZE 9.6 MTBF - Keep MTBF 16.000 (min)

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

ROUND 3. R&D

Create a new High End sensor eg. PFMN 11.9 - SIZE 8.5 - this is High End sweet spot Year 4
(Optional) Create a new Size or Performance instead of High End (with round 4 sweet spot specifications)
(Optional) Re-position original Performance and Size sensor ONLY if you plan to continue them (with round 3 sweet spots specification - see above table).
Re-position original High End sensor to PFMN 11.0 SIZE 9.4 - Keep MTBF 20.000 (min)
Re-position original Low End sensor to PFMN 4.1 SIZE 16.3 - Keep MTFB 12.0000 (this takes more than a year to complete)
Re-position original Traditional sensor to PFMN 7.5 SIZE 12.9 - Keep MTBF 16.000 (min)

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

So, for 3 first Rounds, we create new Low End, Traditional and High End each Round.

We can also stop Performance and Size (we will do that by lower Promo and Sales budget to 0 in Marketing and Production).

ROUND 4. R&D

Re-position original Traditional sensor to PFMN 8.2 SIZE 12.2 - Keep MTBF 14.000 (min)
Re-position original High End sensor to PFMN 11.9 SIZE 8.5 MTBF 20.000 (min)
(Optional) Re-position original Performance and Size sensors only if we plan to continue them (use round 4 sweet sport from above table).

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

ROUND 5. R&D

Re-position both Traditional sensors to PFMN 8.9 SIZE 11.5 - Keep MTBF 14.000 (min)
Re-position both High End sensors to PFMN 12.8 SIZE 7.6 - Keep MTBF 20.000 (min)
(Optional) Re-position original Performance and Size sensors only if we plan to continue them (use round 5 sweet sport from above table).

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

ROUND 6. R&D

Re-position both Traditional sensors to PFMN 9.6 SIZE 10.8 - Keep MTBF 14.000 (min)
Re-position both High End sensors to PFMN 13.7 SIZE 6.7 - Keep MTBF 20.000 (min)
(Optional) Re-position original Performance and Size sensors only if we plan to continue them (use round 6 sweet sport from above table).

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

ROUND 7. R&D

Re-position both Traditional sensors to PFMN 10.3 SIZE 10.1 - Keep MTBF 14.000 (min)
Re-position both High End sensors to PFMN 14.6 SIZE 5.8 - Keep MTBF 20.000 (min)
(Optional) Re-position original Performance and Size sensors only if we plan to continue them (use round 7 sweet sport from above table).

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

ROUND 8. R&D

Re-position both Traditional sensors to PFMN 11.0 SIZE 9.4 - Keep MTBF 14.000 (min)
Re-position both High End sensors to PFMN 11.5 SIZE 4.9 - Keep MTBF 20.000 (min)
(Optional) Re-position original Performance and Size sensors only if we plan to continue them (use round 8 sweet sport from above table).

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

TIPS: Lower MTBF to the minimum of the range (except Performance segment only)

From Round 1 to Round 8, for all the rounds, when we do R&D, we should lower MTBF to the minimum of the range in order to save cost and increase contribution margins.

The is the key Profit Driving tool since Reliability only accounts for small percentages of the Customer Buying Criteria (see all the 5 segments to see details, in Capstone Courier Report every year, page 5-9).

Note: If we want safe strategies, keep MTBF as average.

Except only Performance segment, we keep that max MTBF at 27.000, for all the other 4 segments, we select minimum MTBF eg. Traditional to 14.000, Low End to 12.000, High End to 20.000 and Size to 16.000

We set MTBF for Performance to max 27.000 because buying criteria for this segment is 43%. See following figure.

Again, the numbers for each Industry is changed when game created for different class or group, so we need to check the number from Industry Report and Capstone Courier every round (year).

If we want to compete is 3-4 segments (not all 5), the two most potential and profitable are Low End and Tradition.

They are most potential lucrative.

We need to read reports for Round 1, Round 2 and Round 3 and then in Round 3 and 4 we will select to leave 1 or 2 least competitive which have least profit.

Creating 1 new segment, eg. Low End is good (often in Round 1)

Creating 2 new segments, eg. Low End and Traditional will provide more Profits in later Round, eg. 5-6-7 and 8. (Often we create New Traditional in Round 2)

In Round 3, we can create new High End segment (more profitable). However, if we see strong competition in High End, we should create new segment in SIZE (better than Performance - high cost).

TIPS: Re-position Low End sensor for only ONE time in Year 3

The original Low End sensor should only be re-positioned once for the entire game, not to the Ideal Spot.

The Traditional segment sweet spot is the same with Ideal, Drift spots because Ideal Offsets is 0-0 for this segment.

The High End, Performance, and Size segments have sweet spots half way from Drift to Ideal Sport. We can use excel file to calculate (download at the end of this article).

Note: If Sweet spot with half way cost too much and too long time to R&D, we can select strategy 4 with 1/3 way from Drift to Ideal spots.

We upgrade original Low End only one time for the entire game, upgrade in Year 3 with specification of Year 4 Sweet Spot (PFMN 4.1 - SIZE 16.3 or PFMN 4.9 - SIZE 15.5) - The new Low End segment will be created in Year 1 with Sweet Spot specification of Year 4.

Note that all figures to input in your game is different from this articles, you should get number from Industry report, put 1 line in Excel file and get your own game figures. Just input in only Round 0 - Strategy 1 --> Then all tables will be updated.

See the table bellow for details.

Note: if any products which do not require Age as 0-1 year, we do not have to update every year, we can update to Pfmn and Size of 2-3 years later. Then the products can meet requirement better and sell better.

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So, when we start Simulation Game 2017, we can have 4 options or 4 different strategies.

Option 1. Follow Drift suggested from Industry Condition Report (each Industry is different from others

We can use the Excel file to calculate Specifications for R&D more easily.

WE NEED TO INPUT FIRST LINE (ROUND 0) WITH SPECIFIC NUMBERS FROM INDUSTRY CONDITION REPORT OF YOUR OWN INDUSTRY (THIS LINE LOOK FAMILIAR BUT THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM ANY GAME TO GAME, CLASS TO CLASS).

The segment circle drift rates is the 2nd bottom line (Note to get data from Your Industry Condition report to Excel file)

The segment Ideal Spot Offset is the bottom line (Note to get from Your Industry Condition report to Excel file)

If we follow this strategy, our products are up to date but not very competitive, because most of competitors try to upgrade toward Ideal Sport which is much better specifications.

Option 2. Follow Drift plus Ideal Spot Offsets suggested from Industry Condition Report (each Industry is different from others)

This strategy is the Highest upgrade specification, therefore, it often cost too much and takes too long time for R&D.

Also, this specification is too good, (ideal), so, we often out of stock, we can not produce enough to sell to market.

Then, we get less Profit.

If should not follow strategy 2, it is too much advance in R&D and it cost too much time and money.

OPTION 3. Half way from Drift to Ideal Spot Specification.

OPTION 4. One third way from Drift to Ideal Spot Specification

We often start with Strategy 4 or 3 above. It is the best way to get Profit and also Competitiveness at the same time.

NOTE: R&D Specifications and Revision Date

Make sure that R&D projects complete in the same year, before 31st December same year, or we can not sell new products in the year.

If we can not upgrade products as our plan, we can try as close as possible, it is important that new products are launched in the year, from June to July. Some may say, 26th June for example.

There are 2 exceptions to this rule:

1. Creating a new Product can take longer than a year

2. Upgrading Original Low End sensor for only 1 time in Round 3 will take longer than 1 year.

Note that, as long as new products are not ready, old versions are still being sold with old specifications.

If new product is ready in November 30, we have only 1 month to sell them, so we will not get much profits from this new R&D.

We need to create a base for our strategy, we can use excel file like this - LINK TO FILE

NOTE: Numbers for the first line is taken from Industry Condition Report. Each Industry has DIFFERENT starting numbers, so, we need to input these Specification in the excel file to create our own STRATEGIES.

We need to download Industry Condition Report from our own game to create plan for all rounds ahead.

Note to put Specification of your own Industry in to this line in excel files. We need to put that in one line only, other lines will be automatically calculated for all 8 rounds to Drift spots, Ideal spots and all 50% to sweet spots.

Check all the figures carefully to make sure we are setting plan with correct numbers from Industry Report. Also, we check with report after each round to adjust Pfmn and Size for each product after each round.

We can set 1 or 2 or 3 different strategies.

Strategy 1. Increase specifications with Drift Rates

Strategy 2. Increase specifications with Drift Rates and Ideal Offsets.

Strategy 3. Increase specifications with Drift Rates and 1/3 Ideal Offsets (+30%)

Strategy 4. Increase specifications with Drift Rates and 1/2 Ideal Offsets (+50%)

We can also follow different strategies to win the game, with high Net Profit, high Market share, and other Financial factors including ROE, ROA.

TIP. Add or change specification each round depending on Time to launch, should be in June and July same year so we have enough time to sell new products.

TIP. This tip is quite sophisticated, if we find a product with 2-3-4 years of age, we do not have to upgrade every round, so we can upgrade 1 time for a few years ahead, eg. Low End product, we can upgrade 1-2 times only.

TIP 02 - MARKETING - 8 Rounds guides - Round by Round Guide from Round 1 to Round 8

Apply $2.000 for promotion and sales budgets for Traditional and Low End, because above this level, diminishing returns are experienced.

Apply $1.500 for High End, Performance and Size segments.

Keep this spending from Round 1 to Round 3, until we can decide which segments we will continue. Then, we increase all segments to $2.000 to compete.

For segments, we do not want to continue, for example Performance or Size, we reduce budgets for that segment to only $0.

Eg. PRICE $35

Promo Budget: 1.500

Sales Budget: 1.500

Forecast: 1.580

This is for basic Marketing decisions.

For Promotion, we continue $ 2.000 until we reach 100% awareness. Then we can cut it back to $ 1.400 per round.

For Sales, we continue $ 2.000 until we reach 100% accessibility. Then we can scale back to $ 1.650 for each sensors.

TIPS:
We can increase much higher, or even max, to see how much awareness and accessibility we can get, just click CALCULATION button to see how much we get for that year. Then we can increase or decrease spending to get 100%.

NOTE:

Budget for sales, accessibility for multiple sensors in a segment, they are combine together.

See figures in followings:

We can adjust the percentage to focus on products we want to promote more than the others.

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PRICING

Each round we can lower all prices down at least $ 0.50 from maximum price of the segment to keep up with customer expectation (lower each year)

We can create in excel file a table for Prices to keep track of lowering prices every year - LINK

We need to check from Capstone Courier Prices (from page 5 to page 9) to see max prices for each segment, in the top product at the end of each page

If competitors are cutting prices in Traditional and Low End segments, we need to lower prices to close to their levels.

However, when competitors lower their prices too much, they will not have enough capacity to sell, also they suffer stock out.

We can still keep prices higher and get market shares at higher profit level. This is why we need to calculate demands and plan production as precisely as we can.

NOTE

We DO NOT have to compete with prices in High End, Size and Performance, because buying criteria is low, only 9 - 19%

SALES FORECASTING

Do not trust computer suggestions, they always wrong.

We have a formula to calculate and forecast sales for next round

1. Get Market shares from Page 10 of Courier Report

2. Get Total Sales also from Page 10

3. Get Market potential growth for each segment from page 5 to 9

Sales forecast = Potential market share % x Segment size x (1 + Segment Growth Rate).

Note:

Page 10 gives us Potential Market share, we use this (do not use actual market share)

If we think we can sell more, we can just adjust the percentage.

Note:

We can use Excel file to calculate more conveniently. Use 8 sheets for 8 round, just copy and paste number from Courier Report Page 10, Page 4 and select market growth rate from page 5-9 into each sheet. We can get Sales Forecast and also Production.

Download the Excel file from here - LINK

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See figure

NOTE: Use potential market share (RIGHT Column) to calculate and forecast sales.

NOTE

You can copy and paste into excel file, then it can calculate automatically Sales and Productions. You can adjust the percentage if we think we can sell more or less.

Tip:
We can add 500 products for newly added products, they often sell well because of high Pfmn and smaller size than expected. And, increasing capacity every round for new products. We need to add capacity and automation to new product right from the year of R&D so that we can have new capacity to produce as soon as the R&D in completed.

TIP 3 - Re-position Low End sensor for only ONE time in Year 3

The original Low End sensor should only be re-positioned once for the entire game, not to the Ideal Spot.

The Traditional segment sweet spot is the same with Ideal, Drift spots because Ideal Offsets is 0-0 for this segment.

The High End, Performance, and Size segments have sweet spots half way from Drift to Ideal Sport. We can use excel file to calculate (download at the end of this article).

Note: If Sweet spot with half way cost too much and too long time to R&D, we can select strategy 4 with 1/3 way from Drift to Ideal spots.

See the table bellow for details.

TIP 4 - Lower MTBF to the minimum of the range (except Performance segment only)

From Round 1 to Round 8, for all the rounds, when we do R&D, we should lower MTBF to the minimum of the range in order to save cost and increase contribution margins.

The is the key Profit Driving tool since Reliability only accounts for small percentages of the Customer Buying Criteria (see all the 5 segments to see details, in simulation Courier Report every year, page 5-9).

We set MTBF for Performance to max 27.000 because buying criteria for this segment is 43%. See following figure.

Again, the numbers for each Industry is changed when game created for different class or group, so we need to check the number from Industry Report and simulation Courier every round (year).

If we want to compete is 3-4 segments (not all 5), the two most potential and profitable are Low End and Tradition.

They are most potential lucrative.

We need to read reports for Round 1, Round 2 and Round 3 and then in Round 3 and 4 we will select to leave 1 or 2 least competitive which have least profit.

Creating 1 new segment, eg. Low End is good (often in Round 1)

Creating 2 new segments, eg. Low End and Traditional will provide more Profits in later Round, eg. 5-6-7 and 8. (Often we create New Traditional in Round 2)

In Round 3, we can create new High End segment (more profitable). However, if we see strong competition in High End, we should create new segment in SIZE (better than Performance - high cost).

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So, when we start simulation 2017, we can have 4 options or 4 different strategies.

Option 1. Follow Drift suggested from Industry Condition Report (each Industry is different from others

We can use the Excel file to calculate Specifications for R&D more easily.

WE NEED TO INPUT FIRST LINE (ROUND 0) WITH SPECIFIC NUMBERS FROM INDUSTRY CONDITION REPORT OF YOUR OWN INDUSTRY (THIS LINE LOOK FAMILIAR BUT THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM ANY GAME TO GAME, CLASS TO CLASS).

The segment circle drift rates is the 2nd bottom line (Note to get data from Your Industry Condition report to Excel file)

The segment Ideal Spot Offset is the bottom line (Note to get from Your Industry Condition report to Excel file)

If we follow this strategy, our products are up to date but not very competitive, because most of competitors try to upgrade toward Ideal Sport which is much better specifications.

Option 2. Follow Drift plus Ideal Spot Offsets suggested from Industry Condition Report (each Industry is different from others)

This strategy is the Highest upgrade specification, therefore, it often cost too much and takes too long time for R&D.

Also, this specification is too good, (ideal), so, we often out of stock, we can not produce enough to sell to market.

Then, we get less Profit.

If should not follow strategy 2, it is too much advance in R&D and it cost too much time and money.

OPTION 3. Half way from Drift to Ideal Spot Specification.

OPTION 4. One third way from Drift to Ideal Spot Specification

We often start with Strategy 4 or 3 above. It is the best way to get Profit and also Competitiveness at the same time.

TIP 5 - R&D 8 Rounds guides - Round by Round Guide from Round 1 to Round 8

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In order to apply this Round to Round strategy for R&D, we need to create an excel file with your own data from Industry Condition Report and put data in Excel file to get more precise numbers.

Step 1. Download Industry Condition Report (from your game)

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DO NOT USE THE DEFAULT numbers in excel file, that is a little bit different from YOUR GAME (creator and administrator change the numbers when new industry is created for new class).

--> Get Round 0 number from Industry Condition Report

--> Put into Excel file, Round 0 (only 1 row) --> Then the file will automatically calculate all the decisions

(Check Drift and Ideal Offsets - 2 last rows of table 1 - they often do not change for all game)

We can use the Excel file to calculate Specifications for R&D more easily.

If you have come to this Step. We are half way win the simulation Simulation !!

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R&D: Research and Development

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

ROUND 1. R&D

Create a new Low End sensor PFMN 4.1 - SIZE 16.3 MTBF 12.000 - this is Low End sweet spot Year 4
Change original Low End sensor MTBF to 12.000 (don't re-position original Low End)
Re-position original Traditional sensor to PFMN 6.1 SIZE 14.3 MTBF 14.000 (min)
Re-position original High End sensor to PFMN 9.2 SIZE 11.2 MTBF 20.000 (min)
Re-position original Performance sensor to PFMN 9.8 SIZE 16.0 MTBF 27.000 (max)
Re-position original Size sensor to PFMN 4.4 SIZE 10.6 MTBF 16.000 (min)

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

ROUND 2. R&D

Create a new Traditional sensor PFMN 8.2 - SIZE 12.2 MTBF 14.000 - this is sweet spot for Traditional Year 4
Re-position original Traditional sensor to PFMN 6.8 SIZE 13.6 - Keep 14.000 (min)
Re-position original High End sensor to PFMN 10.1 SIZE 10.3 - Keep MTBF 20.000 (min)
Re-position original Performance sensor to PFMN 10.8 SIZE 15.3 - Keep MTBF 27.000 (max)
Re-position original Size sensor to PFMN 5.1 SIZE 9.6 MTBF - Keep MTBF 16.000 (min)

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

ROUND 3. R&D

Create a new High End sensor eg. PFMN 11.9 - SIZE 8.5 - this is High End sweet spot Year 4
(Optional) Create a new Size or Performance instead of High End (with round 4 sweet spot specifications)
(Optional) Re-position original Performance and Size sensor ONLY if you plan to continue them (with round 3 sweet spots specification - see above table).
Re-position original High End sensor to PFMN 11.0 SIZE 9.4 - Keep MTBF 20.000 (min)
Re-position original Low End sensor to PFMN 4.1 SIZE 16.3 - Keep MTFB 12.0000 (this takes more than a year to complete)
Re-position original Traditional sensor to PFMN 7.5 SIZE 12.9 - Keep MTBF 16.000 (min)

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

So, for 3 first Rounds, we create new Low End, Traditional and High End each Round.

We can also stop Performance and Size (we will do that by lower Promo and Sales budget to 0 in Marketing and Production).

ROUND 4. R&D

Re-position original Traditional sensor to PFMN 8.2 SIZE 12.2 - Keep MTBF 14.000 (min)
Re-position original High End sensor to PFMN 11.9 SIZE 8.5 MTBF 20.000 (min)
(Optional) Re-position original Performance and Size sensors only if we plan to continue them (use round 4 sweet sport from above table).

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

ROUND 5. R&D

Re-position both Traditional sensors to PFMN 8.9 SIZE 11.5 - Keep MTBF 14.000 (min)
Re-position both High End sensors to PFMN 12.8 SIZE 7.6 - Keep MTBF 20.000 (min)
(Optional) Re-position original Performance and Size sensors only if we plan to continue them (use round 5 sweet sport from above table).

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

ROUND 6. R&D

Re-position both Traditional sensors to PFMN 9.6 SIZE 10.8 - Keep MTBF 14.000 (min)
Re-position both High End sensors to PFMN 13.7 SIZE 6.7 - Keep MTBF 20.000 (min)
(Optional) Re-position original Performance and Size sensors only if we plan to continue them (use round 6 sweet sport from above table).

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

ROUND 7. R&D

Re-position both Traditional sensors to PFMN 10.3 SIZE 10.1 - Keep MTBF 14.000 (min)
Re-position both High End sensors to PFMN 14.6 SIZE 5.8 - Keep MTBF 20.000 (min)
(Optional) Re-position original Performance and Size sensors only if we plan to continue them (use round 7 sweet sport from above table).

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

ROUND 8. R&D

Re-position both Traditional sensors to PFMN 11.0 SIZE 9.4 - Keep MTBF 14.000 (min)
Re-position both High End sensors to PFMN 11.5 SIZE 4.9 - Keep MTBF 20.000 (min)
(Optional) Re-position original Performance and Size sensors only if we plan to continue them (use round 8 sweet sport from above table).

Note: You need to adjust the number of PFMN and SIZE to get new product launch in June or July.

TIP 6 - MARKETING - 8 Rounds guides - Round by Round Guide from Round 1 to Round 8

Apply $2.000 for promotion and sales budgets for Traditional and Low End, because above this level, diminishing returns are experienced.

Apply $1.500 for High End, Performance and Size segments.

Keep this spending from Round 1 to Round 3, until we can decide which segments we will continue. Then, we increase all segments to $2.000 to compete.

For segments, we do not want to continue, for example Performance or Size, we reduce budgets for that segment to only $0.

For Promotion, we continue $ 2.000 until we reach 100% awareness. Then we can cut it back to $ 1.400 per round.

For Sales, we continue $ 2.000 until we reach 100% accessibility. Then we can scale back to $ 1.650 for each sensors.

NOTE:

Budget for sales, accessibility for multiple sensors in a segment, they are combine together.

See figures in followings:

PRICING

Each round we can lower all prices down at least $ 0.50 from maximum price of the segment to keep up with customer expectation (lower each year)

We can create in excel file a table for Prices to keep track of lowering prices every year - LINK

We need to check from simulation Courier Prices (from page 5 to page 9) to see max prices for each segment, in the top product at the end of each page

If competitors are cutting prices in Traditional and Low End segments, we need to lower prices to close to their levels.

However, when competitors lower their prices too much, they will not have enough capacity to sell, also they suffer stock out.

We can still keep prices higher and get market shares at higher profit level. This is why we need to calculate demands and plan production as precisely as we can.

NOTE

We DO NOT have to compete with prices in High End, Size and Performance, because buying criteria is low, only 9 - 19%

SALES FORECASTING

Do not trust computer suggestions, they always wrong.

We have a formula to calculate and forecast sales for next round

1. Get Market shares from Page 10 of Courier Report

2. Get Total Sales also from Page 10

3. Get Market potential growth for each segment from page 5 to 9

Sales forecast = Potential market share % x Segment size x (1 + Segment Growth Rate).

Note:

Page 10 gives us Potential Market share, we use this (do not use actual market share)

If we think we can sell more, we can just adjust the percentage.

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NOTE: Use potential market share (RIGHT Column) to calculate and forecast sales.

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You can copy and paste into excel file, then it can calculate automatically Sales and Productions. You can adjust the percentage if we think we can sell more or less.

TIP 7 - MARKETING - 8 Round by Round Guide from Round 1 to Round 8

MARKETING - Round by Round Decisions

Round 1 - Marketing

Leave A/R lag (Account Receivable) at 30 days, this will be increased later rounds to get higher demands when we have more profits and more cash available.
Leave A/P lag (Account Payable) at 30 days. This is always stay at 30 days for all 8 rounds
Set Promotion and Sales budgets both for $2.000 for Traditional and Low End sensors
Set Promotion and Sales budgets all for $1.500 for High End, Performance and Size
Lower all prices at least $0.50 as indicated in the excel table or check from Courier Report for max price for that segment last year
USE THE SALE FORMULA or EXCEL FILE to calculate sales forecast and production - LINK

(Note: This round we create a new Low End sensor in R&D)

Round 2 - Marketing

Expect the new Low End sensor to sell about 0.2 x original Low End sensor market share
Leave A/P lag (Account Payable) at 30 days. This is always stay at 30 days for all 8 rounds
Set Promotion and Sales budgets both for $2.000 for Traditional and Low End sensors
Set Promotion and Sales budgets all for $1.500 for High End, Performance and Size
Lower all prices at least $0.50 as indicated in the excel table or check from Courier Report for max price for that segment last year
USE THE SALE FORMULA or EXCEL FILE to calculate sales forecast and production - LINK

(Note: This round we create a new Traditional sensor in R&D)

Round 3 - Marketing

If we decide to exit a segment, such as Size or Performance, keep the Promotion and Sales budgets at $0.
What ever segments we decide to stay, increase Promotion and Sales to $2.000
Expect new Traditional sensor to sell about 0.3 x original Traditional sensor market share.
Lower all prices at least $0.50 as indicated in the excel table or check from Courier Report for max price for that segment last year
USE THE SALE FORMULA or EXCEL FILE to calculate sales forecast and production - LINK

(Note: This round we create a new High End sensor in R&D)

Round 4 - Marketing

Increase A/R Lag (Account Receivable) to 46 days, this helps to increase demands
Once 100% awareness is reached for a sensor, in any round, we can scale back to $1.400 but need to check if can that budget maintain 100% awareness.
Expect new High End sensor to sell about 0.75 x original High End sensor market share.
Lower all prices at least $0.50 as indicated in the excel table or check from Courier Report for max price for that segment last year
USE THE SALE FORMULA or EXCEL FILE to calculate sales forecast and production - LINK

(Note: This round we exit segments because we have reduced Promo and Sales budgets to $0 also we have reduce Production capacity to only 1)

Round 5 - Marketing

Increase A/R Lag (Account Receivable) to 61 days, this helps to increase demands
Note to add new market shares for new developed products, check in page 10 simulation Courier.
Lower all prices at least $0.50 as indicated in the excel table or check from Courier Report for max price for that segment last year
USE THE SALE FORMULA or EXCEL FILE to calculate sales forecast and production - LINK

Round 6 to 8 - Marketing

Note to add new market shares for new developed products, check in page 10 simulation Courier.
Once 100% accessibility is reached for a segment (in any round) we can scale back the Sales budget t $1.650 for each segment to maintain 100% accessibility. Note to adjust and then check the graphs at the end of the market table.
Lower all prices at least $0.50 as indicated in the excel table or check from Courier Report for max price for that segment last year
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TIP 8 - PRODUCTION - 8 Round by Round Guide from Round 1 to Round 8

Note to check Workforce needed and Workforce complement, if the box is editable, make sure to match the needed with This Year to save money. Otherwise we waste money.

We will increase automation every round.

Traditional to 8.0 (4.0 - 5.0 - 6. 0 - 7.0 - 8.0)

Low End to 10.0 (5.0 - 6.7 - 8.4 - 10)

High End to 5.0

Performance to 6.0

Size to 6.0

SETTING PRODUCTION

Production amounts should always be 112% of Sales Forecast.

This allow some extra inventory to take advantage of competitors suffer from stock out. This often happens.

When we calculate production, we need to take in to account inventory from previous round.

We can use excel file to calculate PRODUCTION more conveniently - LINK

If we see that year we have Stock out, we can increase production more than 112% to 120% or even 125%. If we see some inventory, we can reduce for that segment back to 112%.

ADDING MORE CAPACITY

Our goal is to keep our plant production at 150% (full first shift and 50% second shift).

This allows more flexibility to deal with short term market changes.

Remember that added capacity isn't available until next round. So if we add capacity in round 2, it will be available in round 3.

If we see any factory with more than 150% capacity, we can add more capacity to that, just simply multiple the excess over 150% with total capacity. For example 180% of 2.000 factory, we will add 30% surplus = 30% x 2.000 = 600

NOTE:

We do not sell factories, even we are not using 100% at the current round.

NOTE:

We only reduce the segments we want to exit to 1. By doing so, we can still sell the rest of inventories in that segment at full price, not 50% price.

TIP 9 - PRODUCTION - 8 Round by Round Strategy

If we can not complete all suggestion, try to come as close as possible.

Try to use all the budget available in the first 3 rounds and more if possible

The KEY to win simulation is to control Automation as early as possible. The more automation is better.

Round 1 - Production

Upgrade original Low End sensor from 5.0 to 6.7 automation
Upgrade original Traditional sensor from 4.0 to 5.0 automation
Create 500 capacity with automation 5.0 for the new Low End sensor
Add extra capacity for original Low End sensor

NOTE: check the bottom right corner to see if we use close to total available budget.

Round 2 - Production

Upgrade original Low End sensor from 6.7 to 8.4 automation
Upgrade original Traditional sensor from 5.0 to 6.0 automation
Create 500 capacity with automation 5.0 for the new Traditional sensor
Upgrade new Low End sensor from 5.0 to right 8.4 automation.
Add extra capacity for original Low End sensor

NOTE: check the bottom right corner to see if we use close to total available budget.

Round 3 - Production

Upgrade original Low End sensor from 8.4 to 10.0 automation
Upgrade new Low End sensor from 8.4 to 10.0 automation.
Upgrade original Traditional sensor from 6.0 to 7.0 automation
Upgrade new Traditional sensor from 5.0 right to 7.0 automation
Create 400 capacity with automation 3.0 for the new High End sensor
Add extra capacity for new Low End sensor
Add extra capacity for original Low End sensor

NOTE: check the bottom right corner to see if we use close to total available budget.

Round 4 - Production

Upgrade original Traditional sensor from 7.0 to 8.0 automation
Upgrade new Traditional sensor from 7.0 to 8.0 automation
(Optional) Reduce Capacity for segments that are being exited, such as Performance and Size
Upgrade original High End sensor from 3.0 to 4.0 automation
Upgrade new High End sensor from 3.0 to 4.0 automation
Add extra capacity for all needed sensors

NOTE: check the bottom right corner to see if we use close to total available budget.

Round 5 - Production

Upgrade original High End sensor from 4.0 to 5.0 automation
Upgrade new High End sensor from 4.0 to 5.0 automation
(Optional) Reduce Capacity for segments that are being exited, such as Performance and Size
Add extra capacity for new High End sensor
Add extra capacity for all needed sensors

NOTE: check the bottom right corner to see if we use close to total available budget.

Round 6 and 7 - Production

Add extra capacity for all needed sensors

Round 8 - Production

Last round of the game, do not add any capacity or automation !!

TIP 10 - HUMAN RESOURCES DECISIONS

It is important to invest in HR because productivity is measured in the Balanced Score Card and also this investment will reduce labor costs.

Usually HR has a few options available are Recruiting Spending, Training Hours

Aim for the maximum of $5.000 recruitment spending and 80 hours training every round.

If you have limited funds, try $2.000 and 40 hours training.

If the Labor negotiations are available, we can use half way, win - win strategy, between demanded and current contract.

NOTE:

when input number here, double check to make sure correct numbers and avoid labor strikes.

We often use half way for negotiations, average of current contract and labor demands.

TIP 11 - TQM/Sustainability RESOURCES DECISIONS

In TQM focus on setting $1.500 to $2.000 per round for each item, select the most useful initiatives first. Continue this for three round and then stop spending money into that initiatives, because it will no longer make any significant changes. We can see this from graphs at the end of screen.

NOTE

$5.000 is the maximum budget for each initiative for the whole game.

Optimal way to add money is $2.000 - $2.000 and $1.000 or $1.500 - $1.500 and $1.000 depends on maximum allowed for each round.

Priority order for TQM initiative benefits:

Reduce material costs
Reduce labor costs
Reduce R&D costs
Increase demands
Reduce SG&A expense

There are generally the best initiatives to put money in first:

CCE/6 Sigma Training
GEMI TQEM Sustainability
CPI Systems
Vendor /JIT
QIT
QFDE

We can apply try with different initiatives to see which one will bring more effects or most effective. Then in later rounds, we spend money in less effective initiatives when we have more extra money.

We can see the suggestions in the following tables.

TIP 12 - FINANCE

Finance should always be the last decision we make after all the other section decisions have been made.

How we make decisions in Finance depends on How the game will be graded.

Most groups are graded on the Balanced Scorecard.

Some groups are graded on Profit or Stock Price.

FOR ALL GRADING METRICS.

We can keep at least $16.000 (000) cash for a round to avoid emergency loans.

We can keep more cash, it is always better than lack of cash.

We need to keep right amount of cash to get MAX Days of Working Capital (not too much, not too little).

When we have much Cash and Net Profit, we need to pay off dividends and retire stocks to increase Leverage and also get max points for Days of Working Capital.

We need to create a base for our strategy, we can use excel file like this - LINK TO FILE

NOTE: Numbers for the first line is taken from Industry Condition Report. Each Industry has DIFFERENT starting numbers, so, we need to download Industry Condition Report and input these Specification in the excel file to create our own STRATEGIES (page 2 of 8 from report). Only for Round 0 of STRATEGY 1 - then other cells will be automatically updated.

Note to put Specification of your own Industry in to this line in excel files.

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