The form depicted in Figure 51 allows you enter the for the desired future product. The range of technically feasible characteristics for each attribute is indicated above, for instance from 24 to 96 hours of battery life.
The meaning of is explained in details in section III.8.C. You can ask the R&D department to seek the minimum base cost technically possible by checking the option . Otherwise, check the option and enter the desired cost for this project.
Note that the characteristics and base cost of continued projects cannot be changed.
Figure 51 – R&D decisions – Project desired characteristics & base cost