What is Capsim? Capsim is a business simulation that has six companies to compete in the same sensor industry with equal starting points; all the six companies – Andrews‚ Baldwin‚ Chester‚ Digby‚ Erie‚ and Ferris- are identical to each other. Companies compete each other by making decisions in six departments: Research & Development‚ Marketing‚ Production‚ Finance‚ Human Research‚ and Total Quality Management. This competition has eight rounds in total. Dilemma In the industry‚ there are five segments:
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The Secret to Capsim Success it’s all about the sweet spot… Team Andrews Fall I 2009 BUSN 6200 Presented By Team Andrews: Brad White‚ Tim Fish‚ Christina Vance‚ Stephanie Bogan‚ & Anthony Vatterott Team Approach Vision Statement To design and manufacture the world’s most cutting edge electronic sensors. To out perform and eliminate the competition in every segment of the market place. To triumph Team Andrews as the monopolistic company it once was. Team Andrews Fall I 2009 BUSN 6200 Team
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Being successful with an innovative strategy requires a multidimensional approach and an integrative strategic management. This content is highlighted from a theoretical point of view and confirmed by my personal experiences in the business simulation game capsim. However the financial performance after round 4 is worse than the competition‚ double digit growth in sales and a market share of more than twenty percent in the three fastest growing segments has been achieved. The main experiences can be
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Capsim Situational Analysis Capsim is the largest provider of business simulation software used by educators from various walks of life. I use their software named as Capstone to run an imaginary Censor manufacturing company. The reason to do this was to understand how business strategy is implemented in real world and how changes made to the strategy reflect to various parts of the company and thereby to the competitors and the industry. Logging In As I proceeded from registration to the Capstone
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® EXAMINATION GUIDE ® Capsim Management Simulations‚ Inc. Welcome to Comp-XM Your Registration Number If your instructor or school did not give you a Registration Number‚ you will need to register online using a credit card or checking account. Welcome to Comp-XM® an integrated evaluation tool that will allow ‚ you to demonstrate your business skills. Comp-XM has two sections: 1. A business simulation similar to the one you just completed and 2. A series of quizzes‚ called Board Queries
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What Leaders Really Do by Kotter Part 1 Homework Questions The article What Leaders Really Do by Kotter can be found on D2L. Question 1 Please read the introduction (pg. 3-4). Please note that I am asking you to work on your comprehension and critical thinking skills. Thus‚ in order to complete the table below I am (1) asking you to read the whole introduction and (2) interpret (think about-reflect on) what you read. Please complete the chart below by describing two important
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advantage. There products may add value to existing products. In the real world‚ people’s demands are increasing with the developing of the high-end products. So‚ developing or launching the high-end products will be better meet the customer needs. In Capsim‚ launch a new product in High End segment that meet customer’s buying criteria will increase the market share of the company. This new product will increase customer awareness
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Capstone Simulation Maximization Strategy Suggestions It is difficult to write a briefing‚ it has to be shown but these suggestions will definitely help. Designate one person as note taker. The simulation does not say to have a person in TQM but you do need one.. The CEO‚ the next day after meeting‚ compares screen shots‚ if they are the same as you agreed – the CEO submits round. The first few rounds actually dictate the end. By round five – the game is over. Those that set themselves up
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HRM Simulation Final Report Absenteeism Our goal for absenteeism was to decrease it from 498 to 120 by quarter 8 by maintaining high morale and offering health benefits to keep employees healthy. We also planned to keep our accident rate low in order to reduce absenteeism. We decided to focus the fringe benefits we offered on health benefits. We thought this strategy would work because we felt that absenteeism was caused by three factors: employee sick days (health)‚ employee injury claims (accident
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Team: Strategies 1. Broad Cost Leader 2. Broad Differentiator 3. Niche Cost Leader (Low Technology) 4. Niche Differentiator (High Technology) 5. Cost Leader with Product Lifecycle Focus 6. Differentiator with Product Lifecycle Focus 12.1 Broad Cost Leader A Broad Cost Leader strategy maintains a presence in all segments of the market. The company will gain a competitive advantage by keeping R&D‚ production and material costs to a minimum‚ enabling the company to compete on the basis
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