1. ScaterBoys What it’s all about in 5 min…
Simulation
What it’s all about in 5 min…
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© Dr Phil KellyVersion 0.1

2. About
This business simulation and associated activities will provide a Team work experience helping to improve your verbal and Interpersonal communication, problem solving and presentation skills. Participating in the simulation, through role play, you will be able to put management and business theory into practice whilst enhancing your real world understanding. You will have the opportunity to engage in day-to-day operations, seeing how decisions affect outcomes whilst also gaining experience of planning ahead.

3. What you will do…
In groups you will individually adopt a management role and run a company – Scaters – for a few days. Through interaction with their enterprise system you will gain appreciation of business processes, structure, integrated roles and responsibilities and other management theories whilst conducting business. This rich experience will then provide opportunity for reflection and an appreciation of management theory.

4. Scaters Simulation
Proprietary software developed by Dr Phil Kelly © 2018
Core simulation will take 2-5 hours
Utilises group work and role play
Suitable for business courses
Of particular benefit to courses with multidisciplinary and cross functional goals

5. Simulation Task
The MD has asked your team to analyse the current business and make recommendations for efficiency improvements that could take immediate or short-term effect.
You should also consider the new organisation in the context of its emerging internationalisation strategy, and in recognition of the concept of globalisation, put forward ideas for the future.

6. PC with Outlook installed & open
System Requirements
Scaters Software
PC with Outlook installed & open
MS Access
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7. Set-up step 1: Group attributes
After entering the activation code and setting up the system you will then enter information about your group
Enter from the drop down
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8. Set-up step 2 Group Information
You MUST Enter
your group number (allocated by tutor earlier in semester)
each group member, student number and

9. Set-up step 3
The clock starts when you press start

10. You can have a practice before starting the simulation…
Practice Mode
You can have a practice before starting the simulation…

11. Practice Mode
User guides will be made available by the system when you click the practice button
Practice simple or more complex sales orders based on scenarios
Return to the simulation by clicking the ‘start simulation’ button

12. System Scenarios & Role play Exercise
Sales | Production | Warehouse | Accounts | Production | Office Manager
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13. Log on
First log on as Procurement and check stock levels, Or log on as Sales
Select your name from the drop down

14. Simulation clock The clock is visible when the home form is loaded
Progress….
Simulated time
The clock is visible when the home form is loaded
Simulation time runs much faster than real time

15. Home Form This is the main form Click here to add a new customer order
The system routinely checks for the users simulated s
Help is available
Menu
Access simulated s

16. Sales Add a new order… Use the tab key in this area
Some fields are populated automatically…
(You may not have the priviliges for each activity…
First select the customer, add their order,
Calculate shipping costs and then create an invoice (if goods in stock)…
Note the order status
Use the tab key in this area

17. Produce to Order Double click to open Planned Orders
Scaters home produced products (stock)
Production status: Read Only

18. Procurement: Maintain / reorder stock
Stock may take days to arrive and can delay fulfilment/ production!
Procurement: Maintain / reorder stock
Double click purchase orders, check and authorise
Manage the Inventory

19. Warehouse
fulfil orders, receive procured goods, supply parts for production!

20. Receive and make payments
Accounts

21. emails 2. Real 1. Scenario Simulated to trigger processes e.g. orders
Role specific
Can re-open through the outlook icon on the home form
The system will automatically progress reports to your tutor; you may receive copies
Please click the “Allow” button when this happens

22. Help
Remember – you’re managers try to act autonomously
Problems:
Don’t panic – completion is not mandatory – the primary purpose of the simulation is to provide a hands on experience of the system. You can complete the follow up activities even if you do not complete the simulation.
Use the help buttons
If all else fails, there is a diagnostic tool: Log-in as IT assistant You will see “Run Diagnostics” in red font appear on the home form – click it and follow instructions
In most cases, you will not have properly completed a task From the home form, left menu, check the orders, all should now be closed

23. End
When the simulation (stage 1) ends following a data processing stage, two s will be sent to the tutor . Data processing may take several minutes

24. Post Simulation
Activities

25. End
You can use the analytics form to download data from the system – this can then be analysed; this form will also show performance on core processes

26. Meetings
Following the simulation you will need to meet as a group on a number of occasions.
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27. Stage 2
Your tutor will advise as to whether you will need to enter stage 2 and if so what tasks you may be required to do

28. Stage 2 In stage 2 you make management decisions
There are two key parts:
Creating a master budget as a context for investment and
Identifying and evaluating investment opportunities for business improvement

29. Tasks
Upon entering stage 2 a briefing document will be made available identifying what you are required to do. In some cases you will be asked to enter data and analysis whilst in other cases it will be provided for you to use as a context for investment decision making.

30. Ensure you read the user guides…
More information
See scaters.com
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