competitors in very similar positions‚ holding virtually equal market share. We will use indicators in the industry to help determine our position and build our marketing‚ production‚ R&D and financial strategy. The situation analysis‚ as outlined by Capsim‚ will help provide us with a picture of the current conditions of the market and how it will develop in the next 8 years (rounds). This analysis will include five elements; 1) Perceptual Map‚ 2) Industry Demand Analysis‚ 3) Capacity Analysis‚ 4) Margin
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Analysis of Erie Erie is currently a strong competitor in the Traditional segment. They have two products in this segment‚ they are both priced the same‚ however‚ Echo is spot on the ideal position customers want. The age is of these products are also close to the two years that customers want. The price is a little on the high side‚ but competitive. The MTFB of the sensors are also very competitive. The company could be a little more accessible. They have stopped the High performance plant
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Tutorial - CapSim Word Study Guide 2010 1. When opening the Excel version of Capstone®‚ you should do what to Macros? a. Enable b. Disable c. Engage d. Disarm e. Does not matter Online Team Member Guide Page 3 of 3 of the Capstone Spreadsheet http://www.capsim.com/guides/capstone2011/capstonespreadsheet/after-loginbc9c.html Rehearsal Tutorial 2. If there are two identical products‚ one that has 100% accessibility and one that has 0% accessibility‚ a. the one with 0% accessibility will not sell
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There are several roles which each team member has the responsibility of taking on throughout the duration of the project. The formal roles which members must assume revolve around the Capsim simulation and are divided by the major the sectors of the Erie business. Responsibility for certain roles has been assigned based on prior knowledge‚ experience‚ and interests. Alex has taken responsibility for Research and Development‚ Lucy for Marketing‚ Ryan for production‚ and Kyle for Finances. Each member
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Sensor Industry As part of the sensor industry‚ The Flopping Fish Inc. is a technology based company that creates sensors for other businesses that can be utilized and in corporate in cameras‚ biometric devices‚ and labs. Our products allow us to enter into multiple and diverse arenas such as: genetics‚ power generation‚ and satellites. Corporate Background Information The Flopping Fish‚ Inc. was incorporated in Central Pennsylvania in 1995 through the separation of a sensor monopoly. The
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Due to the break-up of the sensor production monopoly‚ Andrews has decided to take this opportunity to differentiate the company from its competitors by focusing our resources and expertise towards two market segments while still maintaining some presence in the three remaining segments. By focusing on just two categories we ensure that our resources are not spread too thin‚ while at the same time‚ ensuring that we are taking advantage of profits in all markets and not wasting the equipment and resources
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Simulation Strategy Summary (Team A) Introduction This report illustrates an analysis of the strategy our team is about to follow‚ and the success measures we had chosen to reflect our strategy‚ with exhaustive explanation of the reasons to choose such a strategy and success measures. We will then give an implementation planning concerning four basic domains within the simulation to get a better idea of how the strategy functions. Strategy Our team will adopt a Niche Differentiation strategy that
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TEAM ANDREWS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For all the products we took into consideration the top 3 aspects that affected sales and profit. Manipulated those top 3 aspects and tried to stay as close to the "sweet spot" and revision dates as possible. Improved performance‚ size and increased quality‚ while staying within the age at revision threshold ABLE - Traditional Segment Marketing:For this product we already gained a significant market penetration in the first round. Therefore‚ we did not make
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Introduction Capstone is a business simulation designed to teach strategy‚ competitive analysis‚ finance‚ cross-functional alignment‚ and the selection of tactics to build a successful and focused company. In each round‚ we have to meet the buying criteria for our customers in each segment. We have five different products: Traditional Segment‚ Low-End Segment‚ High-End Segment‚ Performance Segment‚ and Size Segment. Each round is a year in the company’s life and decisions are made in research and
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SIMULATION • WHAT is Simulation ? • WHY is Simulation required ? • HOW is Simulation applied ? • WHERE is Simulation used ? DEFINITION • Simulation is a representation of reality through the use of model or other device‚ which will react in the same manner as reality under a given set of conditions. • Simulation is the use of system model that has the designed characteristic of reality in order to produce the essence of actual operation. • According to Donald G. Malcolm‚ simulation
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