6.1.2 Product Invention

New products are assigned a name (click in the first cell that reads NA in the name column), performance, size and MTBF. Of course, these specifications should conform to the criteria of the intended market segment. The name of all new products must have the same first letter of the company name. All new products require a production line. The Production Department must order equipment one year in advance. Invention projects take at least one year to complete.

Tip: When products are created or moved close to existing products, R&D completion times diminish. This is because your R&D Department can take advantage of existing technology. If the module is active, TQM/Sustainability investments can also decrease R&D times.

Tip: If you don't buy the production line the year prior to its introduction, you cannot manufacture your new product! See 6.3.1 Capacity.

All new products require capacity and automation, which should be purchased the year before the product's revision (release) date. It is not possible to produce products prior to the revision date– a new product with a revision date of July 1 will be produced in the second half of the year. The capacity and automation will stand idle for the first half of the year.