Global Supply Chain Management Simulation Debrief Slides ©© Enspire Enspire Learning Learning and and Harvard Harvard Business Business School School (revised Dec 2010) 1 Board Members’ Objectives Member Objective Betty Forecasting: choice of options (consensus vs. mean) Doug Forecasting: choice of options (role of risk) Yvonne Stocking Levels: Weighing the costs of over/understocking Meryl Production flexibility: accurate response/ sourcing strategy (focus on flexibility) Paul Production
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Virginia-based brass giftware company‚ an outdoor lantern company based in Maine‚ and an antique reproduction furniture company in Maryland. A second group of four subsidiaries formed in the 1970’s was focused on research in the fields of consumer product marketing‚ computer software‚ tax research‚ and investment financial analysis. Hoping to capitalize on their tax and investment expertise‚ they recently formed Sprigg Lane Development Corporation and Sprigg Lane Natural Resources‚ which were involved in real
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Chapter 1: Types of Simulation Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 2 The Basic Simulation Process................................................................................................... 2 Figure 1.01: Basic Simulation Process............................................................................ 2 Figure 1.02: Decision Cycle.........................................
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1. What did you observe in inventory and back order levels when you play the game in uncoordinated and coordinated modes? What are the underlying reasons for the problems associated with uncoordinated decision-making? Based on the results you found in the previous part‚ list the potential benefits of coordination. (max 0.75 page) 2. What are the steps companies can take in order to reduce the problems associated with uncoordinated decision-making? Discuss also the potential implementation issues
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What have you learned Business simulation is simulation used for business training or analysis. Most business simulations are used for business acumen training and development. Learning objectives include: strategic thinking‚ financial analysis‚ market analysis‚ operations‚ teamwork and leadership. The business gaming community seems lately to have adopted the term business simulation game instead of just gaming or just simulation. The word simulation is sometimes considered too mechanistic
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Developments in Business Simulation and Experiential Learning‚ Volume 26‚ 1999 STUDENT EXPERIENCES IN THE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGIATE BUSINESS POLICY GAME COMPETITION William D. Biggs‚ Beaver College Michelle Duffy‚ U.S. Navy David Leposa‚ Chrysler Credit Corporation Andrew Milne‚ Vital Solutions International‚ Inc. Eleanor Schwartz‚ Bell Atlantic ABSTRACT This condensed paper provides comments from four students who represented Beaver College in the 1998 International Collegiate Business Policy Game
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Change Management Simulation - Executive Report Change & Crisis Management Executive Summary The following executive report is a result of what our change plan achieved throughout the simulation. Our results of this simulation were positive. Although we did not reach the adoption process‚ we had a number of people in the aware‚ interested‚ and appraisal/trial stage ending in a total of 63.5 points.The tactics that we utilized were effective‚ although with 17.5 weeks left we were not
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Simulation Strategy Summary (Team A) Introduction This report illustrates an analysis of the strategy our team is about to follow‚ and the success measures we had chosen to reflect our strategy‚ with exhaustive explanation of the reasons to choose such a strategy and success measures. We will then give an implementation planning concerning four basic domains within the simulation to get a better idea of how the strategy functions. Strategy Our team will adopt a Niche Differentiation strategy that
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FINANCE SIMULATION: M&A IN WINE COUNTRY DEBRIEF SLIDES HBP PRODUCT NO. 4807 This PowerPoint presentation was prepared by Professor Timothy Luehrman for the sole purpose of aiding classroom instructors in the use of Finance Simulation: M&A in Wine Country V2 (HBP No. 4805). HBP educational materials are developed solely as the basis for class discussion. These materials are not intended to serve as endorsements‚ sources of primary data‚ or illustrations of effective or ineffective management. Copyright
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mapping consumer expectation of the product. The motorcycle company Thorr Motors perceptual maps were used to create a marketing plan to aid in maintaining a high brand image of their motorcycles. The Marketing Dictionary defines perceptual maps as a "process by which consumers ’ perceptions of an existing product are charted" (n.d.‚ para. 1). In this paper the three phases of the simulation‚ the situation‚ recommended solution‚ and results will be discussed. In addition there will be a discussion on relationship
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