1 Introduction - 1.7 The Capstone Spreadsheet (2024)

FAQs

What does the capstone courier tell you? ›

The Capstone Courier is an industry report that has key information about your company and your competitors. The Courier will help you find opportunities and identify your competitors' strengths and weaknesses.

Customer purchases and sensor company financial results are reported in an industry newsletter called The Capstone Courier. The Courier is available from two locations: On the website, login to your simulation then click the Reports link; From the Capstone Spreadsheet, click the Reports menu.

A product's effective MTBF is 80% of its MTBF plus 20% of the lowest MTBF in the product line. If a product has an MTBF of 22,000 hours, and the lowest MTBF in the product line is 14,000 hours, the effective MTBF for the fi rst product will be 20,400 hours.

First shift capacity is the number of units that can be produced each year with a daily eight hour shift. If your production schedule exceeds the amount that can be built on first shift, work is scheduled on a second shift.

Not all colleges require capstone courses, and some might only require capstone courses for certain majors or programs. For instance, The University of California, Los Angeles offers 73 undergraduate majors that include a capstone course or project for most students.

Most graduate school programs require students to write a thesis or complete a Capstone Project. Capstone projects vary from program to program and often are a requirement to provide students the opportunity to use what they have learned and apply it to a specific area of professional practice.

Adjust your pricing, production, and financing decisions to maintain a healthy financial position. Product Life Cycle: Be mindful of the product life cycle. Launch new products when existing ones are nearing maturity and allocate resources accordingly. Consider R&D investments to stay competitive.

Customers want products in the heart of segment. We call the solid circle “the fine cut” because products within it “make the fine cut.” The ideal spot is that point in the heart of the segment where, all other things being equal, demand is highest.

Drift Rate: Each year, the segment moves this distance on the Perceptual Map - the segment drifts 1/12th of this distance each month. Ideal Spot Offests: The Ideal Spot location relative to the segment center.

R&D Cost R&D projects bill at a rate of $1 million dollars a year.

What is the MTBF of 500000 hours? ›

An MTBF of 500,000 indicates that the part can be expected to fail approximately every 500,000 hours. It is important to understand that MTBF is not a definite value. If a part has an MTBF of 8,000 hours, it means that on average that part fails every 8,000 hours.

Retiring Debt/Stock

If you're flush with cash, want to reduce the number of outstanding shares, or amount of long- term debt, you can choose to retire stock or bonds. Retire Stock – You can buy back up to 5% of your outstanding shares each round.

The Total Quality Management (TQM) module has been added to your course, so you now have the option to invest in the people that run your company. When the TQM module is active, you will see decisions appear in a new department – Total Quality Management.

At a leverage of 2.0, for every dollar of equity, there is a dollar of debt. Management and bankers will be happy, although stockholders might pressure for more debt. At a leverage of 3.0, for every dollar of equity, there are two dollars of debt. If the investments are good, stockholders will be delighted.

In the realm of academia, a capstone project holds a significant place as a culminating experience that consolidates the knowledge and skills acquired throughout a student's academic journey. It is a comprehensive undertaking that allows students to apply their learning in a practical, real-world context.

At the top of each Segment Analysis page you will find each segment's statistics (see example below). The top line is the total demand for the segment for last year (the Courier reports last years data). The fourth line tells you next years growth rate for the segment.

The Production Analysis (page 4) reports detailed information about each product in the market, including sales and inventory levels, price, material and labor costs.