December 2008, Quarter 0/12

IndustryMasters Beverages

Simulation Run Time
The simulation will run for 12 Business Quarters (3 years), at a screen-refresh rate of 5 minutes per simulated Quarter. The simulation round therefore lasts 60 minutes - plus some start up time, as you familiarise yourself with the screens.
Topics Covered
Strategy, Product Lifecycle, Competitive Advantages.

Your Starting Position
The initial share capital is 100M$ and your available investment budget is 81.65M$. Your company has already invested into 1 product lines: Cola. You are competing against 4 virtual competitors: MaxFresh Inc., GreenDrinks Inc., Cooler Inc. and BigBev Inc.

Beverages

Beverages
Beer

Initial Investment: 96.90M$
Capacity: 300,000 / Month
Product Life Cycle: 20 months

Sales Price: 24.70$
Revenue: 7.41M$ / Month
Staff: 274
Cola

Initial Investment: 106M$
Capacity: 40,000 / Month
Product Life Cycle: 20 months

Sales Price: 203$
Revenue: 8.11M$ / Month
Staff: 300
Energy Drinks

Initial Investment: 60.39M$
Capacity: 186,973 / Month
Product Life Cycle: 20 months

Sales Price: 24.70$
Revenue: 4.62M$ / Month
Staff: 171
Fruit Juice

Initial Investment: 21.62M$
Capacity: 127,159 / Month
Product Life Cycle: 20 months

Sales Price: 13.00$
Revenue: 1.65M$ / Month
Staff: 61
Lemonade

Initial Investment: 49.73M$
Capacity: 15,000 / Month
Product Life Cycle: 20 months

Sales Price: 254$
Revenue: 3.80M$ / Month
Staff: 140
Mineral Water

Initial Investment: 89.18M$
Capacity: 180,887 / Month
Product Life Cycle: 20 months

Sales Price: 38$
Revenue: 6.82M$ / Month
Staff: 252
Additional Investments
Integrated IT SystemVertical IntegrationProcess AutomationISO 9000Global SourcingEnergy-Efficiency
Investment: 20.00M$Investment: 25.00M$Investment: 30.00M$Investment: 20.00M$Investment: 25.00M$Investment: 20.00M$
Staff Expenses -9.0%
Receivable Days -40.0%
Demand +10.0%
Staff Expenses +5.0%
Staff Expenses -8.0%
Material Cost -4.0%
Staff Expenses -2.0%
Material Cost -4.0%
Material Cost -6.0%
Payable Days +30.0%
Demand +2.0%
Material Cost -5.0%