December 2008, Year 0/6

IndustryMasters Metal

Simulation Run Time
The simulation will run for 6 Years (6 years), at a screen-refresh rate of 10 minutes per simulated Year. The simulation round therefore lasts 60 minutes - plus some start up time, as you familiarise yourself with the screens.

Topics Covered
Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions.

Your Starting Position
The initial share capital is 200M$ and your available investment budget is 244M$. Your company has already invested into 2 product lines: Steel Tubes and Stainless Steel. You are competing against 4 virtual competitors: QualySteel Inc., HironSteel Inc., TecMetal Inc. and BoldOven Inc.

Metal

Aluminium

Initial Investment: 227M$
Capacity: 15,000 / Month

Sales Price: 1,113$
Revenue: 16.69M$ / Month
Staff: 561

Stainless Steel

Initial Investment: 101M$
Capacity: 15,000 / Month

Sales Price: 494$
Revenue: 7.41M$ / Month
Staff: 249

Steel Tubes

Initial Investment: 115M$
Capacity: 4,962 / Month

Sales Price: 1,700$
Revenue: 8.44M$ / Month
Staff: 283

Steel Wire

Initial Investment: 50.30M$
Capacity: 5,479 / Month

Sales Price: 675$
Revenue: 3.70M$ / Month
Staff: 124