Part III – Debrief
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INSTRUCTIONS: This worksheet debriefs the simulation and summarizes your key takeaways from the project and is to be completed on an individual basis.
Complete the executive summary and answer all questions in this worksheet using the foreground reading and the financial data for the firm posted on the simulation website. Each discussion response should be complete and self-supporting (one-line responses are not sufficient). You should incorporate relevant information into your responses from the foreground reading wherever possible.
Feel free to supplement your responses with supplementary charts and graphs where appropriate. Place these figures in Appendix I and reference them in your discussion.
This worksheet must be typed. You must turn this in both electronically through Blackboard and physically in hard-copy format (double-sided is preferred) directly to either the professor or the front-office staff in the Finance department prior to the project worksheet deadline. Emailed or late project worksheets will not be accepted.
I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Prepare a brief summary (~500-1,000 words) that highlights your findings contained in this report. The summary should highlight your project selections in each run, the value created for your shareholders in each run, how you adapted your strategy from each run, and your key takeaways from the simulation.
In the first run, In 2009 the projects selected included: Toddler Doll Accessory Line, 'Match my Doll' Clothing Line, Retail Store Expansion in Northeast and New Doll Film/DVD. In 2010 we chose: 'Dolls of the World' Initiative, Expansion of Mail-order Catalog Business to Asia, Tween Book Series. In 2011: Replace Assembly Equipment at Sacramento Facility, 'Match My Doll' Clothing Line, Expansion of Concept, New East Coast Distribution Facility, New Inventory Control System for Warehouse, Acquisition of Children's