Group Presentation:

Prepare a ~15min. power-point presentation that:

 

*Outlines the nature (and progression-- if applicable) of your company's competitive strategy.

 

* Overviews & compares the financial & competitive position of your company at the beginning (Round 0) and end (Round 8) of the simulation.

 

* Delineates the major decisions (correct & incorrect) made by your company and by your competitors that contributed to your final position & performance.

 

 (As within your previous "investor-pitch"-- your final presentation  should highlight your company's positive features, statistics, ratios and marketing accomplishments)

 

INDIVIDUAL-Final Paper:

1) Identify your managerial position(s) throughout the simulation (Marketing/R&D, Production/HR or Financial Manager) &  evaluate your performance-- in a similar fashion as in the performance assessment of your practice rounds.

Delineate the major decisions (correct & incorrect) made by you  that contributed to your "department's" overall performance:

MARKETING/R&D:  Compare & contrast the consumers' perceptions of your products, your product design & positioning, pricing, promotional & distribution support....between Round 0 & Round 8.

PRODUCTION/ HR: ...Between Round 0 & Round 8 compare the efficiencies & effectiveness of your plant utilization, inventory management, automation and capacity changes..... production efficiencies & effectiveness.. the productivity improvements (labor force- recruiting & training incentives) you initiated? And Why?.. as well as the nature, timing, level of expenditures and return regarding PMI's & TQM. 

FINANCE:   Compare  your financial performance  between Round 0 & Round 8--- w/ respect to your margins, ratios, profitability,  & wealth creation as well final financial structure. Given your strategy & performance measures, is  your financial structure what it should be?

2)  Should, in the near future, you find yourself in the position of a "manager" (of any given functional domain) what do you believe are the most important lessons you learned from competing in the simulation with regard to:

  • How you would envision the role & scope of your responsibilities?
  • How you would plan, implement and evaluate strategy?