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Strategy
Bricks to Clicks Explore the dynamics of transitioning from a traditional business to an e-commerce business. |
Customer Satisfaction Research shows a strong correlation between employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction. Understand the correlation through this model, which illustrates the causal relationship between the two. |
Energy Demand Lab This simple model explores the demand dynamics for a state's energy usage. For three sectors (residential, industrial, and agricultural) you can adjust the size of initial user base, the growth rate for the number of users, and the rate for the change in demand per user. |
Headcount Strategy Explore a consulting firm’s headcount strategy. Understand the relationship between growth rates, promotion times, span of control ratios, and attrition rates. |
Resource Allocation For virtually any service organization, the allocation of resources is a recurring strategic issue. Use this strategy lab to practice growing an organization while allocating resources to both “selling” and “doing” projects. |
Reengineering
Airport Runway Capacity Examine the implications of an increasing number of landing airplanes on a fixed capacity runway. |
Multiple Retailers Chain Experiment with this model of a supply chain that begins with the factory and ships inventory through multiple retailers to the consumer. |
Ski Resort Dynamics This practice field provides a risk-free environment for exploring different capacity expansion strategies for a ski resort. Apply the insights to a wide range of process improvement efforts. |
Supply Chain Dynamics Use this model to explore the implications of supplier, producer, and consumer attributes on overall supply chain performance. |
Public Policy
Tobacco Use Prevention In this simple public policy laboratory, use Systems Thinking as a vehicle for experimenting with different policy options for reducing the harmful impacts of tobacco use on a state’s populace. |
Balanced Scorecard
Simple Balanced Scorecard This simple model incorporates the four perspectives of the Balanced Scorecard management strategy into a dynamic whole. |