| Name of the game |
BO-Cash® Business Management Simulation |
| Year of creation |
1995 - 1997 (further development) |
| Author |
Dipl.-Bw. Martin Bembenek in cooperation mit Prof. Dr. M. Sturm,
Dipl.-Bw Andreas Düren / University of Science, Bochum |
| Institution |
logic systems GmbH |
| Available from |
logic systems GmbH, Ehrenfeldstr. 14, 44789 Bochum, Germany |
| Available as |
as software, as seminar, as online game, as assessment |
| Characterization |
general simulation under competition |
| Company type |
Production, Merchandise |
| Simulated segments |
common business under competition |
| Branch |
Production company including merchandise activity, fully adjustable
to branch specific items |
| Markets |
1 to 4 Markets, adjustable during the simulation |
| Products |
1 to 3 Products, adjustable during the simulation |
| Decisions |
Production, prices, advertising, transportation, distribution,
research, machine plant, financial, personnel, auxiliary conditions |
| Main target |
Understanding of dependencies and interactions (micro- and
macroeconomic), planning and control of strategic decisions |
| Number of decisions |
min. 80 with all options, but adjustable by the game administration |
| Time |
1 quarter |
| Complexity |
wide rage of complexity, adjustable from very easy up to high complex |
| Time need |
depends from objective 3 - 5 days (as a block seminar) |
| Time need per period |
2 - 4 hours per period (depends from progress and complexity) |
| Max participants |
unlimited |
| Max groups |
unlimited (depends from licence); economic reasonable 3 - 6 |
Max participants
per group |
unlimited (depends from licence); didactical reasonable 4 - 6 |
| Target group |
Further education of all management levels,
universities, assessments. Wide rage of complexity |
| Current main usage |
Universities, industry, business schools |
| since |
1996 |
| Documentation |
BO-Cash® Handbook, BO-Cash® Users manual, BO-Cash®
Administration users manual |
| Languages |
multilingual, currently available in german and english |
| Needed equipment |
IBM comp. computer which fulfils the system requirements of the
operating system.
Windows 95 / 98 / ME, Windows NT / 2000 / XP |
| Additional Information |
BO-Cash® is designed t as a competition simulation. The maximum number
of participants depends from the number of bought licences. Which of the companies are
in competition to each other can be adjusted by the administration of the simulation.
The complexity of the simulation is adjustable by the administrator. A adjustment to
specialized need is possible all the time.
BO-Cash® has a new and realistic market model, which can be freely predefined and is
adjustable during the simulation. |
| Literature |
(see "Documentation") |
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