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After a substantial devaluation in the value of the Mexican currency, a major automaker attempts to reduce the price it is paying to a Mexican based supplier. The supplier (Ventramex) is put in a difficult position because a large portion of its costs is based in US dollars. The company must decide how to respond to the automaker while considering options that would increase the proportion of its costs that are based in Mexican pesos.

This business game allows participants to make 12 scheduling decisions under conditions of demand uncertainty. It is played with groups of 3-5 participants and does not require a computer.

Presents a business game that allows participants to make 12 scheduling decisions under conditions of demand uncertainty. Played with groups of 3 to 5 participants, this game does not require a computer.

An expansion in the bottling plant of a brewery leads to a reassessment of the manual palletizing operation. It is possible to purchase expensive automatic equipment and a choice of makes is involved.

On August 20, 1982, Leo Marsden, plant manager for Noram Foods of Toronto, Ontario, was considering the impact of changing Noram's policy on package weight. Noram Foods in Canada has an enviable record of sound financial performance, although the 1981-82 period had seen declining profits as the Canadian economy as a whole was suffering under conditions of high unemployment, high interest rates, and high inflation. Leo Marsden believed the weight control issue represented a major opportunity for reevaluation and increased performance.

The plant manager for Noram Foods was considering the impact of changing Noram's policy on package weight. Noram Foods in Canada had an enviable record of sound financial performance, although there had been a period of declining profits when the Canadian economy suffered under conditions of high unemployment, high interest rates, and high inflation. Leo Marsden believed the weight control issue represented a major opportunity for re-evaluation and increased performance.