W12_WAS_IRR for Takoyaki

1. Problem Statement
There is a minimarket which has a big parking lot near to my house. Many food truck services park their “truck” there, from Kebab, meatball, noodles, to snow ice. Residential usually buy a snack in those food trucks when shopping at the minimarket. I wonder if I make my own food truck, will it be profitable or not?

W11.1_WAS_MARR based on full equity fund for Takoyaki

1. Problem Statement

For the follow up of CfH comment about my Week 11th Blog posting, in this posting I will discuss about the value of Minimum Attractive Rate of Return (MARR) as our basis to determine will a project be profitable or not?

There is a minimarket which has a big parking lot near to my house. Many food truck services park their “truck” there, from Kebab, meatball, noodles, to snow ice. Residential usually buy a snack in those food trucks when shopping at the minimarket. I wonder to make my own food truck, and I need to make sure that this business is feasible to proceed.

W11_WAS_Takoyaki

Problem Statement

There is a minimarket which has a big parking lot near to my house. Many food truck services park their “truck” there, from Kebab, meatball, noodles, to snow ice. Residential usually buy a snack in those food trucks when shopping at the minimarket. I wonder if I make my own food truck, will it be profitable or not?

W10_WAS_Decision Tree for Analyzing Bank’s Gift Program

Step 1- Problem or Opportunity Statement

I saw bank offered gadget as gift that can be chosen by their customer depends on how long they agree to hold their money in the bank.

Based on their program, I think Samsung Galaxy S III Mini will be my target! If I want to get S III mini, I have to put IDR 35.000.000 for 24 months of holding period.  I’ve already checked the price of Samsung SIII mini, which is IDR 2.800.000.

I want to analyze, is that program really give me a benefit?

W9_WAS_Choosing Best and Efficient Clothes Washing Method

Step 1- Problem or Opportunity Statement

On my previous blog posting, I discussed about finding best and efficient method of washing dirty clothes. To capture the big picture I already used mind map. Now to find the best solution, I will use life cycle calculation.

W8_WAS_Best and Efficient Method of Washing Clothes_mindmapping

Step 1- Problem or Opportunity Statement

Right now I’m living with my wife. We’re considering the best and efficient method of washing dirty clothes. Before doing any calculation, I will use mind mapping to capture the big picture of clothes washing options.

A mind map is a graphical way to represent ideas and concepts. It is a visual thinking tool that helps structuring information, helping you to better analyze, comprehend, synthesize, recall and generate new ideas.

W7_WAS_Fuel Consumption_Internal Process

Step 1- Problem or Opportunity Statement

My previous blogpost discussed about fuel consumption usage: whether it is under control or not, now we will determine Internal Problem.

W6_WAS_Fuel Consumption – SPC

Step 1- Problem or Opportunity Statement

Living in metropolitan city like Jakarta is a hard work, everyday is moving from one place to another place. That’s why we need an efficient fuel consumption vehicle.

I want to know if my vehicle’s fuel consumption is within control or not.

W5_WAS_Making Decison with Multi Attributes – Cell Phone

Step 1- Problem or Opportunity Statement

What do you think about cellphone? Yes, telecommunication device that almost every person on earth has. And there’s a proverb: Leaving home without my phone almost feels like leaving the house naked.

Currently my cellphone is HTC sensation. I want to upgrade it with a better one, because my cellphone’s performance is getting slower after 2.5 years of use. In this case I will use Multi Attribute Decision Making Method.

 

W4_WAS_Choosing Refrigerator (Total Life Cycle)

Step 1- Problem or Opportunity Statement
Do we need a refrigarator? Yes absolutely. Nowadays every family, every house must have refrigerator to keep food fresh. Manufactures offer various product and let customer choose by their preference. Since me and my wife is moving in to our new home, we are confused in buying a refrigerator. We should consider about price, feature, power consumption and also the model.

First we will discuss from total life cycle aspect.