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Determine production quantity for new video game console based on market demand and supply constraints. Evaluate competitive landscape and execute strategy for successful launch.
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Problem Statement • Your company is developing a new video game console and would like to know the number of units to produce. What is your recommendation?
Understand the Problem • To determine the production number the potential demand for the product must be estimated. • Limits on supply capacity or minimum production requirements can also be an issue • Require knowledge of competitive landscape
Plan the Strategy • Demand Data • Potential customer demographics • Current video game console owners • Potential new video game console owners • Supply Data • Production Limits (labor, equipment capacity, minimum commitment levels) • Raw material capacity • Competitive Landscape • Number of competitors • Competition sales • Product lifecycles
Plan the Strategy Cont. (start small, can expand later) • Demand Assumptions • New customer target demographic • Male, 12-21 • U.S.market • Product penetration percentage of new console customers • Existing console owners • Supply Assumptions • Unconstrained supply • Competition Assumptions • Fixed percentage of current console market
Execute the Strategy • New customer demographic information source • U.S. Census data • Current console owners/competitive landscape data source • Current market share – Hoover’s, Yahoo Finance, etc. • Estimate product differentiation and impact on market share (subjective)
Execute the Strategy • Using found/estimated data determine • Potential market size from new console customers • Potential market size from current console owners
Check and Interpret Solution • Sanity check • Sensitivity analysis on assumptions and inputs • Compare estimated market with first year sales or competitors console products.