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Derby Business School

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Education with the personal touch

Paper Aeroplane Game

Learning Objectives:

Develop an understanding of employee engagement, commitment and job satisfaction

Identify how specialisation benefits quality control, yet impacts employee engagement, commitment and job satisfaction

Develop and understanding of how important quality control is on a production line in reducing wastage

Enhance fundamental team work, communication and time management skills

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Overview: You are required to get into groups of 4

Each group manufactures and produces paper aeroplane toys for kids.

The paper aeroplanes are inspected by the purchasing company before bought, to ensure quality control

You will be producing your product for 3 months (15 minute rounds)

The aim is to maximise your profit and reduce wastage

The team with the highest profit over all 3 rounds wins, good luck!

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Brief and Rules: There will be 3 rounds (months) and the aim is to make as many

paper planes as possible during each round (month) Each round (month) will consist of 15 minutes, so time management

is important You will be required to buy all the materials/tools you think you will

need before the round starts You will be unable to buy materials/tools once the round begins You will be required to fill in your costs section for each round, at the

start of each round and then fill in the revenue section at the end once inspection has taken place

Any left over paper cannot be used in the next round, it is classed as money wasted

Finances: 3 free pieces of paper A free black marker

Costs: Each additional piece of paper cost £5.00 A pair of scissors per round cost £10.00 A ruler cost £3.00 per round Each coloured marker cost £3.00 once off payment

Sale Price: A satisfactory plane sells for £25.00 per item A eye-catching, satisfactory plane sells for £35.00 per item

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Advised Folding Technique – Round 1:

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You have 15 minutes to produce as many paper planes as possible

Tips for Rounds 2 & 3: Try to focus on the distribution of labour and specialisation; let each

person do a specific job, as part of a production line

Ensure quality control; planes are perfect (all sides match up perfectly and folds are accurate) and can fly the required distance (2m)

Maximise profit and minimise wastage; don’t buy too many pieces of paper, time management is essential

Don not buy unnecessary tools/materials, it reduces your profit margin

Decorate your planes with colours etc. to make them eye-catching

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Requirements for Round 3: For this round there is an extra

requirement for each plane

They are all required to have a star, like the one to the right drawn on them

This needs to be visibly on the outside of the plane

It can be placed anywhere you wish, however all the planes in that batch need to have it placed in the same place

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