Strategic ManagementSession 221 Session 22—BPG work session Be sure to save the Y3Q2 reports to the Reports folder in your J:drive folder Get a fresh Marter file from the BPG Simulation page on the course web site. Setup decisions for Y3Q3 through Y4Q2. Have instructor review for obvious errors. Enter Y3Q3 decision into BPG and SAVE before end of class. If no decision is entered, the simulation uses the decision from the prior quarter.

Strategic ManagementSession 222 Coming attractions Oct 18 BPG Ch 9 and 10: Focus on Finance BPG 3-3 due by end of class Oct20 Class meets in Room 115 This is a graded participation session. Guest speaker: Brad Surkamer, CBA alum, president of marketing firm I: MIDPEER. MID-SEMESTER peer evaluation form is due either via or printed copy. Keyword = MIDPEER if you submit electronically. I: MIDPEER Oct 23 BPG 3-4 due by end of class Agree on and a request for BOD presentation time. Include first, second, and third choices. Times are scheduled on a first come-first served basis. Order your team's BPG license by today. (Forward the message containing the license to the instructor so the file can be put in the BPG program folder)

Strategic ManagementSession 223 To be effective Have a team member Setup a new Marter as soon as the reports are available. Before class meets: CEO—review financial and operational performance to identify issues CFO—review financial performance, identify financial issues; then, identify which operational issues need to change to improve financial performance VP Marketing—review company and competitor performance, identify M&S issues, & decide how to address the issues VP Production—review operational issues, consider how to address them, and update long-term assessment of capacity.

Strategic ManagementSession 224 Cautions and Tips The current Marter is v14Oct06 Remember to save the new Marter file with Y3Q3 and W?C? in the file name Do the Setup using Y3Q2 reports Check for stock outs, cash balances, model availability, & savings level If you complete D1 through D4, the PRFORMA worksheet in Marter can be used to assess the need for additional lines beyond the D1 to D4 time frame.

Strategic ManagementSession 225 Did you know? 8 of 15 companies have reserved a board of director's presentation time slot. Reservation of time slots (within your world's times) is on a first-come-first- served basis. Teams 2-4, 2-5, & 3-5 have not authorized posting of team scores.

Strategic ManagementSession 226 BOD presentation schedule 35Nov20M 7:45-8:30 W1C1 8:45-9:30 W1C4 10:00-10:40 10:50-11:30 W2C5 12:00-12:40 1:00-1:40 W3C4 36Nov22W 7:45-8:30 W1C5 8:45-9:30 10:00-10:40 W2C4 10:50-11:30 12:00-12:40 1:00-1:40 37Nov27M 7:45-8:30 8:45-9:30 10:00-10:40 10:50-11:30 12:00-12:40 1:00-1:40 BPG 5-1 simulation reports will be released after the last presentation