{"id":873,"date":"2018-11-22T23:31:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T23:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=873"},"modified":"2022-06-07T01:13:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T01:13:27","slug":"developing-an-existing-product-in-mikesbikes-introduction","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/article\/developing-an-existing-product-in-mikesbikes-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Development in MikesBikes Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Year 4 a new Development menu will be available as a new decision screen under your product&#8217;s decisions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"355\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Product-Development-Menu.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Product-Development-Menu.png 355w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Product-Development-Menu-290x300.png 290w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Product-Development-Menu-48x50.png 48w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Product-Development-Menu-58x60.png 58w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Product-Development-Menu-97x100.png 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This provides you with three possible development options for your existing product:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Product-Development-Screen-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Product-Development-Screen-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Product-Development-Screen-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Product-Development-Screen-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Product-Development-Screen-50x25.png 50w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Product-Development-Screen-60x30.png 60w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Product-Development-Screen-100x50.png 100w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Product-Development-Screen.png 1028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your product development options are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Improve your product\u2019s specifications<\/strong> (make it more appealing to your customers).<\/li><li><strong>Reduce manufacturing cost of your product<\/strong> (making it cheaper to produce, therefore, more profitable).<\/li><li><strong>Conduct both of the above.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that if you choose to update your product, any <strong>existing stock<\/strong> is immediately dumped at a cost to you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dumped-Stock-Message.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dumped-Stock-Message.png 984w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dumped-Stock-Message-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dumped-Stock-Message-768x261.png 768w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dumped-Stock-Message-50x17.png 50w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dumped-Stock-Message-60x20.png 60w, https:\/\/www.smartsims.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dumped-Stock-Message-100x34.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From <strong>Year 4<\/strong> product development is available each year for existing products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Year 4 a new Development menu will be available as a new decision screen under your product&#8217;s decisions: This provides you with three possible development options for your existing product: Your product development options are: Improve your product\u2019s specifications (make it more appealing to your customers). 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