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TOPSIM – General Management Participants’ Manual – Part II Initial Situation
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Table of contents
1 Decisions ......................................................................................................................................... 1 2 Participant’s reports ....................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 No. 2 Market results and Value of Inventory ..................................................................................... 2 2.2 No. 3 Production Lines – Environmental Technology........................................................................ 3 2.3 No. 4 Human Resources and Product Development......................................................................... 4 2.4 No. 14 Business Report on the Industry............................................................................................ 5
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1 Decisions
You will find information about the current situation of the COPYFIX Inc. below. To get a first over-
view, you will be provided with the decisions taken by the previous board for period 0. Moreover,
you will be also provided in the following chapter with all necessary reports of COPYFIX Inc. of
period 0 to analyze strengths and weaknesses of COPYFIX Inc. This analysis should be the basis
of your decision-making process.
Sale
s
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Market 1
Price (unit) 3,000 EUR
Advertising 6.0 mEUR
Corporate Identity 2.0 MEUR Market 1
Market res. report Yes: X Sales 100 No. of ppl.
R&
D
Technology
COPY I 34 No. of ppl.
Pro
du
cti
on
COPY I
Production Volume 40,000 Units
Production Lines Type A Type B Type C
Investment ---- No. of new Line(s) --- No. of new Line(s) --- No. of new Line(s)
Disinvestment --------- No. of Line(s) --------- No. of Line(s) --------- No. of Line(s)
Maintenance 1.5 mEUR / Line ------ mEUR / Line ------ mEUR/Line
Production Staff - recruitment / dismissal (-) 50 People
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2 Participants’ reports
2.1 No. 2 Market results and Value of Inventory
Note: The valuation of inventory of finished goods (here COPY I) meets the costs of goods
manufactured.
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2.2 No. 3 Production Lines – Environmental Technology
Note: Fully depreciated production lines are still available for production. The maintenance
factor is displayed as a figure that has been rounded up (Internally: 0.956666)
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2.3 No. 4 Human Resources and Product Development
Note: The product development expenses of 1.5 mEUR spent on "Technology" corre-
sponds to the R & D cost center’s “Wages and Salaries” expense of 1.50 mEUR