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A Management Simulation
Congratulations! You have just been named the plant manager of a shoe company that is going belly up. Now that you think about it, you don't remember accepting the position. The shoe industry is one of the hardest hit businesses in the USA and thus this management simulation is not only challenging, but also realistic. Individually, you must choose among 146 management interventions as they relate to establishing priorities, setting objectives, developing strategies, leadership, motivation and commitment, quality control, and communications, feedback and performance appraisal to get the company back on it’s feet, so to speak, and then meet with your management team to discuss, debate and select primary, secondary and non-choices upon which you can reach consensus. The local television station just called and wants an interview regarding the rumor that you have been brought in to close the plant.
The team always does better. Well, almost always. Among hundreds of groups and thousands of managers, the average individual score for a team has only exceeded the team score three times. It is a powerful team building exercise that demonstrates an average 20% improvement in the decision making process between the individual and a team approach. It underscores the power of working together in organizations, but does not imply that everything should be done in teams. The primary message is that communicating, sharing ideas, consulting with others and gaining other’s perspective are the heart of this process. Speaking of teams, your family will not be joining you until the end of the school year.
The recommended interventions that are contained in the analysis of the simulation are supported by modern management research and real world experiences and do not simply apply to manufacturing situations. In fact, based on our research, there is no significant difference in the scores of people who are in manufacturing and production and all other forms of business and industry. Yeah, but are they selling boots to the government at 5% below their present costs in order to meet the competition?
Besides all of the above, it generates a lot of productive discussion of management issues and is just plain fun.
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