Simulation KingLearn the logic.
Department concepts explained through their connections to the wider business.
MASTERCLASS / THE NEW EDITION
The Capsim
Strategy
Playbook.
Understand the business behind the simulation. A focused ebook designed to connect the concepts, the reports, and your next decision.
Explore the curriculum ↓
READ THE REPORTSCONNECT THE DEPARTMENTSTHINK THROUGH THE TRADEOFFS
INSIDE THE MASTERCLASS
From the first report
to the next round.
Eight connected chapters, organized around the decisions you need to understand. Open a chapter to explore its focus.
Proposed outline for the forthcoming ebook.01Read the business＋
Simulation fundamentals, customer segments, and the reports that connect your company’s decisions.
Learning goal
Identify the information you need before making a decision.
02Design the product＋
R&D positioning, age, reliability, and revision timing.
Learning goal
Explain how product choices relate to customer buying criteria.
03Understand the market＋
Pricing, promotion, sales budgets, awareness, accessibility, and forecasting.
Learning goal
Build a forecast from assumptions you can explain.
04Plan the operation＋
Inventory, production schedules, capacity, and automation.
Learning goal
Connect expected sales to operational choices and constraints.
05Fund the strategy＋
Cash, borrowing, investment, and the relationship between statements.
Learning goal
Review the cash implications of your plan before committing.
06Connect the whole company＋
HR, TQM, and balanced scorecard concepts where enabled.
Learning goal
Recognize how optional modules change the wider decision process.
07Work through a round＋
A structured workflow, scenario comparisons, and checks before submission.
Learning goal
Use a repeatable checklist to review your assumptions.
08Learn from the results＋
Post-round analysis, strategy adjustments, and communicating decisions.
Learning goal
Explain what happened and what you would reconsider next round.
PREVIEW A CONCEPT
A forecast is
an assumption.
Test it.
Before committing to a production plan, ask what happens if demand differs from your forecast. This simple example makes that tradeoff visible.
Illustrative example. Not a prediction or a complete Capsim decision model.
SCENARIO / DEMAND VS. PLAN
Production plan1,000units
Actual demand1,000units
Plan and demand align.
In this simplified example, production meets demand. Your next check is whether the plan also works for costs, capacity, and cash.
Assumes no opening inventory and no capacity constraint.
DESIGNED FOR REFERENCE
Something you can
come back to.
See the tradeoff.
Worked examples that make assumptions and consequences easier to follow.
Build a process.
Practical prompts for preparation, decision review, and learning after each round.
THE NEXT CHAPTER
Own the framework.
Keep the reference.
Get the Masterclass as a downloadable PDF guide and companion Excel workbook.
BEFORE YOU READ
A little
more context.
Is this the old video course?＋
This edition comes as a PDF guide and a companion Excel workbook.
Does it replace private tutoring?＋
The ebook is designed as a reference for self-paced learning. Private tutoring is a separate option for discussing your own questions and reports with Gerardo.
Will it work with my simulation?＋
Versions and instructor settings vary. Send Gerardo your simulation name before purchasing so he can confirm whether the final ebook covers your needs.