„"Tightrope" is a simulation based on economicstability and growth in a country. Several small groups of students,acting as Economic Advisory Councils, make fiscal and monetary policydecisions for their country based on their knowledge of…
“This game is intended to teach the student the importance of analyzing the business situation using the theories and techniques learned in the wide variety of courses. This is a very complex and time consuming game to grade, thus only one decision…
“Game is based on military force structure planning within budgetary constraints. The object of the game is to obtain superiority over the opposing team in terms of offensive and defensive force units, the value of which is measured in utiles.…
“Designed to teach a prescribed set of economic principles. This text or workbook is used to supplement a standard economics text. It is an entire course in microeconomics. Involves: Fundamentals of price system, equilibrium of demand, principle of…
“A quality control exercise in which a series of successive problems confront the player. Alternative solutions for each problem result in costs (including dollar measurement of time required to reach a decision) and a probability of incurring a…
“An exercise in the repair parts provisioning process, designed to provide students with an opportunity to apply and test their technical knowledge and management skills in procedures and techniques of provisioning. The game runs through five phases…
“During the game the player makes decisions about: (l) the
number, size, and location of retail outlets for a new product;
(2) the price of the new product; (3) the advertising expenditure; (4) borrowing expansion capital or repaying loans; and (5)…
“The game involves the introduction of a new product. The objective of the game is to select the optimum combination of channels of distribution, price and advertising investment to maximize profit. It also involves elasticity of
demand, variable…
“The game is used to dramatize the importance of sound management of salesmen's time and to show how careful itinerary planning can optimize the pay off of increased sales and higher commissions. This game is self -scored with all necessary forms…
“Each organization is divided into two groups-three in sales and three in the production group. The objective of the game is to select the most profitable orders, making them at the lowest possible cost to realize the greatest profit.”(Davis/Wurth…
“The company has four product lines. The purpose of the case is to study the present organization and operations for marketing and to make recommendations for changes that will improve its profit performance” (Davis/Wurth 1965, 70)
"The game has the ability to clearly present the merits, needs, workings and importance of a production control group while participants "live" for an hour as a manager of such a group. The objective of the game is to operate an office of 21 clerks…
“This game is designed to illustrate the interrelationship of various management decisions required to conduct logistic support operations. The setting is an Air Force supply system in which five bases are to be supported from one depot and…
