A Business game is a programme that teaches the supervisors and operators the basic principles of business and how to operate a business profitably.

WHO NEEDS THE BUSINESS GAME?

Any company who wants to become part of the wealth creation drive so that everyone in the company can benefit.

THE BUSINESS GAME CAN ASSIST YOU IN:

• Improving bottom line results.
• Implementing the wealth creation drive successfully.
• Operating a business adjusted to their level of competence.

OBJECTIVES OF THE BUSINESS GAME

The business operator will be able to:

• Identify and understand the basic Business concepts and business environment (Business Game and Money-go-round).
• Determine his/her production output and quantify it correctly.
• Determine what influences his/her results and set business objectives to improve identified concerns.
• Control his/her resources in the line.
• Identify what different managers, supervisors and workers roles
  are in the factory.
• Implement acceptable work ethnics onto his/her production line.
• Manage his/her production line as a business unit.

WHY THE BUSINESS GAME WORKS:

• Staff see that profit creation is in their own interest.
• Workers and management unite in pursuit of common goals.
• Worker realize their important role in the company.
• Workers take more care of productive assets.
• Productivity improvement programs are now better received and workers will understand the basic concepts.
• Worker demands are tempered by an understanding of their implications.

WHAT THE BUSINESS GAME TEACHES:

• How a business originates.
• How profits and losses are made.
• The necessity of wealth creations and what influences the process.
• Relationship of input costs versus output costs.
• What productivity is and how it affects the business.
• Re-work, waste and how it influences the process.
• Impact of wages and overtime on wealth creation.
• Where the money goes to.
• The role of management, supervisors and workers.
• Why control systems are needed.
• The role of shareholders and directors.
• The need to invest continuously in a business.
• The need to continuously improve work methods and processes.

HOW THE BUSINESS GAME OPERATES:

People learn best by participating. The Business Game teaches key business concepts, how each business unit contributes to future success, and the critical importance of wealth creation, the survival of the company and its people while they participate in a realistic, stimulating game.

WHY THE BUSINESS GAME IS UNIQUE:

• Participants work in teams and learn from each other and a competitive spirit is created.
• Teams compete with each other, making the training fun &
  exciting.
• Short theoretical inputs support the practical applications of everyday business survival.
• Players learn while they participate.
• All aspects of a company are physically simulated and score cards
  are used to assist participants to see the impact of their decisions.
• The business game can be directly linked to:
  • Quality management system implementation.
  • Change management process.
  • Management and Supervisors Development program.