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Program 1 - Manufacturing

Overview

Program 1 will offer teams of 4-10 students the opportunity to take over a Manufacturing sporting goods company for a period of 6 quarters, competing against other teams locally, nationally or internationally to improve the company's performance.

Schedule for Program 1

Decision 1 - Tuesday 19 Feb - 2.30pm AEST
Decision 2 - Tuesday 26 Feb - 2.30pm AEST
Decision 3 - Tuesday 4 Mar - 2.30pm AEST
Decision 4 - Tuesday 11 Mar - 2.30pm AEST
Decision 5 - Friday 14 Mar - 2.30pm AEST
Decision 6 - Tuesday 18 Mar - 2.30pm AEST

The assessment value is calculated by the computer based on share price. The winning company is the company with the consistently highest share price across the simulated two year period. Share price is a reflection of how well the management team has run the company and maximised the performance indicators of After Tax Profit, Market Share, Return on Assets, Debt Ratio, Return on Equity, Total Assets and Gross Yield.

Program Status

The animated graph below depicts the movements in share price over the course of the Program for each company competing.

Chart

The Program Participants are:

Colour	No	School
	1	Centenary Heights State High School, QLD
	2	Mount Lilydale Mercy College, VIC - Team 1
	3	Mount Lilydale Mercy College, VIC - Team 2
	4
	5	The Armidale School, NSW
	6	The Hutchins School, TAS - Team 1
	7	The Hutchins School, TAS - Team 2
	8	The Hutchins School, TAS - Team 3
	9	The Hutchins School, TAS - Team 4