ENGR 6200 Summer 2021.
What Parts of a Business Can Affect Profitability?
Marketing, Finance, Any other?

Example: Finance

Sales

Margin

Javier - Market Opportunity

Sales Cycle

Price of goods sold

Victoria

Andrew

Use the following Mind Map to Think Through Major Areas within a Business Segment that Influences Profitability and the Factors downstream which

Operating Costs

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Revenue

Consumers

Quality Assurance

Defects per unit

Existing Products

Ongoing support costs (aftermarket)

Product Development

How well something works

Accuracy

Low return rate

Defect analysis

Price of Supplies

Product Value

Recalls if defect is serious enough

Location

Demographics

Innovation

Replacements (parts and repairs)

Health

Material Cost

market need

product component launch

accuracy

Economic Class

pilots

technology

Production optimization

inspiration

Supplier quality

Supplier audit

Adoption Rate

Early

Late

Healthy

Unhealthy

Continue Improvement

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Software security

Adjacent Competition

Covers Issue that Customer is Looking For

Direct Competition

customers response to new feature

how much customer uses features

Interest in purchasing additional added features

Supplier ratings / costs

Production equipment

Tech Savviness

Production equipment uptime

Lead Time