SOLUTIONS(RATED A+)
What is GLO-BUS? - ANSWER•Online, PC-based simulation
-Specialized camera company
•Action-capture cameras
•Unmanned aerial view drones
-Head-to-head competition
•Headquarters and assembly facilities in Taiwan
•Participation in four global regions
WHAT DECISIONS WILL WE MAKE EACH YEAR? - ANSWER•Design of products
(up to 21 decisions)
•Assembly operations and workforce compensation (up to 16 decisions)
•Pricing and marketing (up to 13 decisions)
•Corporate social responsibility and citizenship (up to 6 decisions)
•Financing of company operations (up to 8 decisions)
•Manipulation of forecasts (up to 17 decisions)
HOW DO WE COMPETE WITH OTHER COMPANIES? (1/2) - ANSWER•Wide
strategic latitude
•No built-in bias that favors any one strategy
•How do companies in the "real world" compete?
YOUR COMPANY'S CURRENT SITUATION (YEAR 5) - ANSWER•Sound financial
condition
•Equal footing with competitors including:
-Sales volume
•840,000 ACC; 140,000 UAVD
-Global market share
-Revenues
•$334.1 million
-Profits
•$15 million
-Costs
-Quality
What can happen in a year? - ANSWER•Each decision period in GLO-BUS
represents one year
-Company age = 5 years