Decisions by Quarter Quarter 1: Organize team to do the job. • Focus on process of working as a team to achieve goals - Assess team members’ skills‚ personalities‚ and work styles - Set organizational and personal goals - Organize the work - Determine how to manage the organization - Establish leadership • Determine desired image of company - Designate a company name Quarter 2: Evaluate market opportunities‚ setup operations‚ and prepare for test market
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one of us has important points of view and can bring something different to the table. When working within Marketplace‚ we take the time to read each and every task briefing as a group and brainstorm all ideas vocally. This ensures that we are all on the same page as far as company goals and views are concerned. We tend to let the leader in his or her respected department make the final decision when an overall consensus is not possible. For example‚ if we are unsure about allocating funds‚ Mark (Finance
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Strategic marketing simulation reflection I was so struggling with making strategies about how to increase the profit margin. It was challenging because it could not be solved by simply offering more discounts to increase the unit sales‚ or by increasing the motor’s price to receive high revenues. Besides those factors‚ the change of profit margin also involved the spending on features and the strength of sales force. Any one of them changed could lead to a significant difference in the change
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Marketplace Stimulation March 29‚ 2011 Table of Contents Report to Executive Board of Corporate Headquarters 6 Financial and Market Performance for Second Year 7 Brief Business Plan 7 Brand Strategy 7 Pricing Strategy 8 Advertising Strategy 8 Sales Strategy 8 Business Strategy and Performance for Second Year 8 Overall Business Strategy 8 Departures from the Marketing Plan 8 Significant Events that Affected the Company 8 Current Situation in the Market 9 Competing in the Future 9 Lessons
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The marketplace simulation game was an overall great experience in terms of understanding how an organization works‚ what aspects should be considered while making decisions and how to coordinate between various departments. It was an excellent platform for me to learn how various functional departments in an organization work and how are they dependent on one another. Working in a team and coping with various challenges collectively helped me understand the importance of team work. I believe
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Strategic Decision Making Decision making is the most important function of any manager. Strategic decision making is the prominent task of the senior management. Both kinds of decision making are essentially the same. The difference lies in the levels at which they operate. While decision- making pertains to all managerial functions‚ strategic decision making largely relates to the responsibilities if the senior management. Conventional Decision - Making Most people agree that decision
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SUPPLY CHAIN TASK 2 Cheri Jill Upshaw August 12‚ 2014 Task two is the second task that applies the results of the Marketplace Simulation. In my simulation I named the company Airborne. I used a very conservative approach in all four quarters. The company did not have to borrow any money or pay any carrying charges for inventory. I did however‚ lose sales in all quarters due to higher than expected sales and product demand. Loss of sales can cause ill will and can cause you to lose customers
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Marketing Simulation: Managing Segments and Customers Prepare Tab Video Transcripts How to Play Video and Initial Customer Interview Videos “How to Play” Audio Script In this simulation‚ you are the newly appointed CEO for Minnesota Micromotors‚ a medical motors device manufacturer. You must determine the company’s overall marketing strategy and make critical decisions around Minnesota Micromotors positioning relative to ever-changing market segment needs and behaviors. These include setting the
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and grew more profitable over the six quarters throughtout the Market Simulation. In terms of market share in comparison to the competition‚ we placed fourth holding 12 percent market share. We initially targeted the Mercedes market‚ and later developed products aimed at the Traveler and Workhorse clientele. In terms of profitability‚ we suffered a loss moving from Quarter 1 to Quarter 2‚ which is typical of most early-stage companies. However‚ each quarter thereafter we were able to maintain a profit
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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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