Our first task was to study the market research and decide our initial strategy. To decide our initial strategy‚ first we analyzed the different types of research data. There were five segments to choose from; Cost cutter‚ Work horse‚ Innovator‚ Mercedes and Traveler. We reviewed the customer needs for each segment and the information regarding how customers intend to use computers. After that we looked at the average price each segment was willing to pay for the ideal brand in different cities
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After completing the poverty simulation‚ I learned that it is very hard to live to on a paycheck to paycheck scenario. I also learned that anything can happen at any given moment that can cause you to miss hours at work or use more money than budgeted. In this they threw out many different curve balls that caused you to make tough decisions that people are faced with which made it all the more real. I also learned a few statistics that may be outdated but looking at the numbers put the situation
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Increase capacity by 20% Increase revenue Increase bonus pool No need for capital outlay Son‚ surgeon‚ 50% owner‚ Board member‚ Executive Input into design Daughter‚ Board member‚ Executive Husband is on Board? Input into design Chief Surgeon 60-Need successor Lot of demand Better margins and reward for quality/service compensation same and bonus intact Moral improves Increase revenue to create fund Some disagree with higher cost Does not address increased demand Pros Expand to other markets Pros
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Market Structure Simulation Armani Nelson Professor William Johnson ECO/365 April 24‚ 2012. In the simulation Differentiating between Market Structures I learned about the four market structures‚ which are perfect competition‚ monopoly‚ monopolistic competition‚ and oligopoly. I learned about cost and revenue curves within the market structures and how these structures work within an organization. The simulation also dealt with prisoner’s dilemma‚ price war and duopoly. The prisoner dilemma
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focus on this one. We chose energy density within the NiMH due to its historical profitability. The minimum annual cost for this project was $3M. Since this was our first round of the simulation‚ we decided to invest the minimum required. Our team also felt it was important to focus on process improvement. Learning from the GEOX case study‚ in order to compete with surrounding competition‚ a company must
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Carlo Simulation Risk analysis is part of every decision we make. We are constantly faced with uncertainty‚ ambiguity‚ and variability. And even though we have unprecedented access to information‚ we can’t accurately predict the future. Monte Carlo simulation (also known as the Monte Carlo Method) lets you see all the possible outcomes of your decisions and assess the impact of risk‚ allowing for better decision making under uncertainty What is Monte Carlo simulation? Monte Carlo simulation is a
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How the Simulation is Scored How performance in the Capstone Simulation results in a simulation grade The base Capstone Simulation point score is generated as outlined below. You may access your Round and Cumulative score during Team Competition on the CapSim website at Reports →Analysis & Scoring →Analyst Report. This document outlines how the 10-item scoring method will be used. Your grade for the team or Individual Competitions will be simply your total points earned divided by the maximum points
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Pizza Store Layout Simulation University of Phoenix Introduction The concept of the learning curve is a powerful tool and is applicable to all learning processes. In this simulation I became the manager and ran the Pizza store hoping to produce a better process for the amount of time a customer waits for their order. The goal of my job was to apply the learning curve concepts to test the alternative against the current process of the Pizza store. I will explain and provide information
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Walmart Group Supply Chain Game Conclusion This time‚ the game was more complicated. We need to plan and control production capacity‚ shipment method and further distribution to different areas. Our performance was not as good as last time. The distribution network of the company consists of a single factory and a single warehouse‚ both in Calopeia. We can build extra factories and warehouses in other places. Actually at first‚ our goal was increasing the manufacturing capability
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vThe country manager simulation let us learn how to be a manager for a company expanding internationally. These are five things that I learnt during the simulation: • Benchmarking is not always true When we enter a new market‚ benchmarking will be useful for us to give the idea how to make a decision by learning the competitors design their marketing plan. However‚ in this simulation‚ I realize that not all of the competitors did is the right thing. For example‚ we always looked at the promotion
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