Capstone Executive Summary

Final Project: Capstone Component 1 & 2 Adam See Professor Mark Piva 7/31/2016

Capstone Component 1: Executive Summary
Over the past eight years, Andrews has performed fairly decent. Even though there are areas to improve on, the overall growth is outstanding. When the company first started out, our contribution margin was at 24.7% and at the end of the 8th year we are at 54.1%. When compared to rest of the industry it is almost 20% higher than the closest competitor. Every year, we have had a profit no matter what the sales were for the respective year. Currently our stock price is at $22.59/share; we started out at $16.01. Throughout the years, our stock

In order for that to happen, all of the strengths would have to remain and even get better. Also, our stock prices would have to rise. We would raise them by gaining more interest within the industry and gaining more customers and investors. To ensure we can afford to grow the company, we would have to be much better at budgeting the use of TQM and not place so much money into each section at one time. Also, we would not be able to retire stock or pay off debts in such a large a bulk. By doing that, we hindered out capital and lessened out net profit by the end of year 8. We would also have to keep selling the inventory on hand using the FIFO (first in first out) method. This will allow us to get the older products out before placing the new products into inventory. Another big thing we would have to do is make sure we get the attention of both low and high market segments. Rather just focus on one segment over the other, if we can develop a product that is suitable for both our company would grow into massive company and a desired company. They’re going to be many chances for us to bring in future investors which will help us grow in the financial aspect. We will have to take into consideration that the other companies within the industry will be doing the same thing. So in order to set ourselves apart from them, we will have to ensure we follow our plan and out

I see that at every level (freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior) it not only gets more in depth but also gives greater insight to what is to come. One thing is for certain, what I learned throughout this course will help me in many ways outside of it. At my current job, I will now be able to look at the decision that are made more closely and understand them a little more (purchasing, marketing, etc.). One final aspect that helped me throughout this course was the peer-to-peer collaboration. The feedback I received after posting my debriefs and my PowerPoint helped me finish the final rounds with a little more confidence, even though I did not do all that