..................................................................................................................................................... Using Simulation-Based Training to Enhance Management Education EDUARDO SALAS JESSICA L. WILDMAN University of Central Florida RONALD F. PICCOLO Rollins College We suggest that simulation-based training (SBT) offers many advantages as an approach for management education‚ and in an effort to guide and encourage its appropriate use‚ we provide several
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Airlines - US - August 2012 Attitudes Toward Airlines and Airline Travel Key points The many changes to airline travel over the last few years have been absorbed by air travelers and a majority (77%) agrees that they feel comfortable with the process of flying. However‚ while air travel is familiar to them‚ most (65%) feel that it is becoming “more and more of a hassle.” The most affluent air travelers (those with a household income of at least $150K) are also the most frequent flyers and
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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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The Bailey Prospect[1] It is Thursday‚ May 18‚ 1988. Your assignment is to help Sprigg Lane Natural Resources evaluate the risks associated with a potential investment in the "Bailey Prospect‚" a natural gas opportunity in Doddridge County‚ West Virginia. Your colleague‚ Lisa Weatherford has done a thorough base-case analysis and constructed a spreadsheet model that you can use in your analysis. You and Lisa are financial analysts at Sprigg Lane Investment Corporation. Background Sprigg
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Assignment 8 – The Simulation Project Judith L. Allen BUSN310‚ American Public University January 27‚ 2013 Assignment 8 – The Simulation Project Multinational corporations face many challenges in their domestic and global environments. According to Ajami‚ Cool‚ Goddard‚ and Khambata “a multinational firm is one in which a certain percentage of the earnings‚ assets‚ sales‚ or personnell of a firm come from or are deployed in foreign locations” (Ajami‚ Cool‚ Goddard‚ & Khambata‚ 2006
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UNITED INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT ON Airline Industry (International Busuness-606) Submitted To Dr. Enamul Haque School of Business & Economics Submission Date 26th Dec. 2012 Table of Content |Topics |Page No. | |1.Globalization of Airline Industry |3 | |Industry Analysis
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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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This paper is a reflection on three simulations as each relates to strategic planning. The first simulation‚ “Thinking Strategically‚” highlights the importance of environmental scanning. The second simulation‚ “Developing Grand Strategies‚” challenged decisions made for a company which lead to effective strategy formulation and choices. The third simulation‚ “Creating a Strategic Road Map‚” provided a simulated experience of how to build a strategic roadmap focusing on the importance and effectiveness
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Capital simulations. Secondly‚ an evaluation of Southwest Airlines (SWA) management of working capital and the optimal financial strategies employed is presented. Also evaluated are the potential improvements in financial performance along with long-term and short-term strategies. Lastly‚ considered in this paper is whether a merger or acquisition would affect SWA ’s employed strategic outlook. The financial challenges facing the company in the working capital management simulation showed how
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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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