CAPSIM - Tips, Tricks, & Strategy Guide (From Student to Student)

Hey Guys, I took a Business Policy class in Spring 2014. I enjoyed the simulation so much I even participated in the CAPSIM CHALLENGE which is an International Challenge where you compete against 5 computer companies, then the top 6 winners of that Industry face each other. I placed in the Top 150 and was happy with myself.

If this guide helped you, post your results and thoughts! Would love to hear them!

Feel free to comment and leave a question for me, happy to help!

EMAIL [email protected] (Paul) FOR HELP.
He is a very experienced Capsim User after following my guide and is offering to help anyone who emails him.

Here are the little bit of notes I wrote prior to the video:

ROUND 1
1. Low-End Automation → 10
2. Pay expenses:
a. Max Bond: 18,994,000
b. Stock 5% = 3425
c. A/P → increase to 60
3. MTBF
a. Traditional MTBF → 14,000
b. Low-End MTBF → 12,000
c. Performance MTBF → 27,000
d. Size MTBF → 16,000
4. Promo/Sales Budget
a. $2,000 each
b. Excluding maybe Performance/Size

ROUND 2
1. HR!
a. Recruiting Cost: $5,000
b. Training Hours: 80
2. Promo/Sales Budget
a. Every segment to $2,000
i. Once 100% reached, $1,400
3. Max Investment
a. Increase Capacity of Low-End
4. Max Bond again
a. No Harm in this!
5. Low-End CM = 58%

ROUND 3
1. May need a bond, I didn't
2. Low-End CM: 61%

ROUND 4
1. TQM
a. EVERYTHING at $1,500
b. EXCEPT Benchmarking
2. Shouldn't need a Bond at this point

FORECASTING
(Last Round's Total Industry Unit Demand) x (Segment Growth Rate) x (Last Round's Sales) =
**Note: This Forecasting formula is outdated. It may not be 100% correct as my teammate created it. Please tweak as necessary or let me know if there is something incorrect about it.

Good luck!