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Working Capital Finance Simulation

Managing Growth V2

Simulation Overview

The participants of the simulation play the role of CEO for Sunflower Nutraceuticals, a distributor and retailer of dietary supplements. 

Players

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Single Player

Languages

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English

Simulation Time

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Total Time: 45 minutes

Intro NA, Gameplay NA, Debrief NA

Accessibility

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WCAG 2.0 Compliance

Price

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$165 per person

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Leadership and Teamwork

The Story

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The participants of the simulation play the role of CEO for Sunflower Nutraceuticals, a distributor and retailer of dietary supplements. Working in three rounds spanning ten simulated years, learners choose to invest in growth and cash-flow improvement opportunities such as taking on new customers, capitalizing on supplier discounts, and reducing inventory. Each opportunity has a different financial profile and the participants must analyze the short- and long-term impacts on Sunflower Nutraceuticals’ working capital.

Core Competencies

Financial Decision Making

Measurement and Analysis

Data-Driven Insights

Operational Efficiency

Learning Objectives

Develop intuition for the interconnections between the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows
Experiment with tradeoffs between managing revenue and managing working capital
Explore the consequences of investing too much or too little in net working capital

Resources to Power Your Simulation

Each simulation comes with a Facilitation Guide along with 1:1 facilitator training and free trials.

Available with this simulation

Facilitation Guide

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Free Trial & Demo

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