Flowers For The World A Business Game to Support the Teaching of MIS Concepts
Jan 26, 2016
Flowers For The World
A Business Game to Support the Teaching of MIS Concepts
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Overview What is involved in playing the business
game: Management roles Information issues Game rules
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Flowers for the World Flowers are bought at auction in lots of 100:
Approx. 5 mins
Three main breeds of flowers: Rose, Iris, Daffodil
Sold on demand to customers throughout the world
One “week” = approx. 15 mins
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Flowers for the World, Inc.
ManagingDirector
PurchasingManager
AccountsManager
SalesManager
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The flower auction Guaranteed quality (no returns) Must match or be more than minimum price
bids must be in units of $10s The sale for each single flower should not be
more than $8.
Must pay before week is out
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For example: The auction 3 lots of roses
Offer $100. Require min. of $50. You win!
4 lots of irises Offer $300. Require min. of $310. You lose!!
5 lots of daffodils Offer $1000. Require min. of $100. You win?
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Sales to customers Enquiries after the auction for X number of
a particular flower quote price and delivery date
Must match or be less than maximum price and minimum delivery time
Must deliver, otherwise: Order cancelled
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For example: Customer enquiry Request for 85 roses
$0.10 per rose, in 2 weeks max. is $0.10, 2 weeks. You win!
Request for 30 irises $0.10 per iris, in 2 weeks max. is $0.05, in 1 week. You lose!
Delivery note to referee week 2, customer 1, 85 roses@$0.10
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Financial report and penalties
Required by law at the beginning of each week for the last week
Failure to submit a report carries penalties: $200 fine each time you fail to submit a financial
report on time One week to pay, or company suspended from
the game for one week $200 fine for any financial report error plus
double of the error amount
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Costs Flowers: auction price Storage: $5 ($25 before) per 100 flowers
per week (or part thereof) Flowers can be stored for a maximum of 2
(4 before) weeks, then written off (cannot be sold)
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For example: Financial report Previous balance: $1000.00 In storage: 200 flowers (2 weeks old)
$5 per week per 100 flowers $10 storage fee this week
Income: $0 Final balance: $990.00 Give copy to referee
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Current balance Roses: 100 (1 lot), good sales Irises: 50, poor sales Daffodils: 50, average sales Bank balance: $1000.00
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Marketing Information: Auction Roses:
Selling for about $50 at auction Price has been rising
Irises: Selling for about $30 at auction Price has been rising
Daffodils: Selling for about $40 at auction Price has been fluctuating
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Marketing Information: Customer Orders Roses:
Customers buying at $.60 per flower Price has been rising
Irises: Customers buying at $.55 per flower Price has been fluctuating
Daffodils: Customers buying at $.50 per flower Price has been steady
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Week 1 Auction 6 lots of roses 7 lots of irises 9 lots of daffodils
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Week 1 Customer Enquiry Customer 1:
357 roses 406 irises 448 daffodils
Customer 2: 327 roses 325 irises 374 daffodils
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Week 2 Auction 5 lots of roses 7 lots of irises 9 lots of daffodils
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Week 2 Customer Enquiry Customer 1:
382 roses 471 irises 483 daffodils
Customer 2: 125 roses 213 irises 397 daffodils