R & D
- Why are my R&D cells locked?
- What is a Perceptual Map?
- What happens if we move a product to another segment?
- What drives the length of R&D projects?
- How do we add a new product?
- Do the segments move gradually or in a big jump each year?
- What drives material costs?
- What is produced and sold before the revision date?
- Can we name products anything we like?
- Can we move an existing product to another segment?
- Do we zero out the product in R&D when retiring it?
Marketing
- Our product is better than their product. Why did they sell more?
- Can we trust the Marketing area’s Computer Prediction?
- How do we get rid of excessive inventory?
- What is the difference between the Promotion and Sales Budgets?
- How do we develop a sales forecast?
- If two products are identical do they get the same sales?
- What happens if we price above the expected range?
- How is awareness created for new products?
- Is Customer Loyalty an Element in the Simulation?
Production
- Why won’t the spreadsheet let me produce to my new product’s full capacity?
- How do we buy and sell capacity?
- How do we change automation?
- Why did we not get all the capacity and/or automation we ordered?
- How do we terminate a product line?
- How does automation affect unit costs?
- Why is my new product running 2nd Shift even though my production entry matches capacity?
- Is there a way to move capacity from one product to another?
- What should I put in Buy/Sell Capacity on the Production screen?
- When we sell capacity, what is written off?
- Is production at a steady rate throughout the year?
- If we sell capacity, do other companies buy it?
- For new products, what should we enter for capacity and automation?
Finance
- How do we repay an Emergency Loan?
- How can we avoid Emergency Loans?
- Are there benefits to having debt?
- What are the ideal ranges for A/R and A/P?
- Can I use the company’s retained earnings?
- What is included in the December 31 cash position?
- How do dividends impact stock price?
- We paid off our bond early, but it still shows a small balance this year. Why?
- What drives stock price?
- What is the Depreciation Rate?
- When and how is current debt paid off?
- When bonds are due, how do we pay them off?
- How can we improve our ROS?
- Why did we get an emergency loan?
- How do we improve stock price?
- What Prime Rate percentage does the simulation use?
Reports
- What is the Industry Conditions Report?
- Why did the numbers on my Proformas not match The Capstone Courier
- What is the December Customer Survey Score?
- How is the Customer Survey Score calculated?
- What Is a Seller’s Market?
- How can we improve our contribution margin?
- On the Market Segment Analyses, what are the Actual vs. Potential bar charts?
- What is a Balanced Scorecard?
- How do we calculate Cost of Goods in the Income Statement?
- What is the difference between the Proformas and The Capstone Courier Results?
- What is the Inventory Carrying Cost Percentage?
- Why did our product receive 0 sales?
- Why does my Income Statement show Labor and Material costs for products I did not produce this year?
- What Are Extraordinary Gains, Losses and Writeoffs?
- How is depreciation calculated?
Website/Spreadsheets
- What Are Draft and Official Decisions?
- When the Spreadsheet Opens, Which Draft Option Should I Select?
- How Do I Erase My Draft Decisions?
- How do I join a company or switch to another company?
- I registered for the wrong Industry ID
- My decisions are not displaying in the Courier. Was there an error?
- Why are my decisions not shown under company activity and decision audit?
- Why are the tutorials not functioning?
- Why can I not submit Peer Evaluations?
- Why can I not submit Success Measure weights?
- Why is a tutorial not showing as complete?
Definitions
- Asset Turnover
- Book Value
- Bond Rating
- Close (Outstanding Bonds)
- Contribution Margin
- Cumulative Profit
- DuPont Chain
- Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
- Earnings Per Share (EPS)
- Emergency Loan
- Face Value
- Free Cash Flow
- Leverage
- Market Capitalization
- Price Earnings Ratio (P/E Ratio)
- Retained Earnings
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- Return on Sales (ROS)
- Series #
- SG+A
- Variable Costs
- Working Capital
- Yield
Situation Analysis
The Online Situation Analysis will help your company plan for the future. When it is complete, the Analysis will show you changing customer expectations, future levels of demand, costs associated with expanding your production facilities and potential corporate profits. The Analysis will also help you assess how your customers perceive your current product line.
