Hundred Year CompanyForm 17-C
Capital decision
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Review horizon — circle one

Item 1 — component substitution, line 4

Use the cheaper component.Saves $4.2M this year.

At 10 yearsWarranty claims start in year six. The supplier discontinues the part in year eight.

At 50 yearsEvery replacement now needs a redesign. The engineers who chose the part are gone.

At 100 years740,000 failures. The repair network is gone. Nobody remembers why this component was chosen.

Still approve?

Item 2 — roof maintenance, building 2

Defer the repair.Saves $800,000 this quarter. Margins look better.

At 10 yearsThe leak reaches the switchgear in year nine. The bill arrives once, all at once.

At 50 yearsIt lands on someone who never got a vote on the deferral.

At 100 yearsThe building is now the story people inside the company tell about how decisions are made here.

Still defer?

Item 3 — delivery pace, all teams

Hold the faster pace.The quarter looks strong. Investors pleased.

At 10 yearsThe people who hold the knowledge have left, one unremarkable resignation at a time.

At 50 yearsIn a company that intends to be here, they were the company.

At 100 yearsThe pace is remembered. Nothing shipped in year three is.

Still approve?

Decision under review — to be completed by the preparer

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