5 Great Lakers to travel to Germany for DHL Logistics Finals
DHL Logistics Game
Tweet-- Five MBA students from Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai have reached final round of the DHL Logistics Business Simulation Game. Rutvij Oza, Prasanna Joshi, Rohit Menon, Adarsh Nand Bahadur and Parth Bhimani will be traveling to Germany for the final to be held at Bonn and Berlin from 11th to 14th of January 2009.
According to Rohit Menon, " He was interested in Supply Chain and Logistics even before he joined MBA, and this online logistics business simulation was the perfect platform to test his skills and learn more about managing a business." He added that " Our team interactions would go on for hours, deliberating about the various decisions to be made in each of the rounds, and it feels great to have succeeded and am looking forward to meet my team, and compete in the Final Round in January."
Parth Bhimani another contestant said, "DHL Fast Forward, an online simulation game played over months during the rigorous curriculum at Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai, made me stay up late nights, have endless conversations with my fellow team members across continents discussing various business strategies etc. It was difficult in the 1st week or so as time differences, language barriers came into play but we as a team over came it. I being a student specializing in Operations and Finance, this simulation provided me a wonderful opportunity to portray my talent and in the process gained immense knowledge, which was a very enriching experience. This simulation tested every participant's knowledge on Business Strategy, Operations, Finance and Marketing. I was totally excited, when I stood 19th Worldwide in the First Round of DHL fast forward, resulting in me winning a Logitech Web-Camera. Besides that, getting selected to go to Germany and playing the Final Round of the simulation is something, I am really looking forward too."
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About DHL Logistics Business Simulation Game :
The game is played at in 3 levels. In the first level, players were challenged to develop a small provider of express services into a national champion through sound management decisions. The interactive application asks for strategic and operational decisions and simulates their effects on the business in a realistic manner. The 5 finalist Great Lakers were amongst 500 others that made it past the first round.
In the next Main round , the First Level's top players competed in three different areas of logistics services, namely forwarding, express, and supply chain services. They were playing in teams of five players that are put together from countries all around the globe. Effective intercultural communication was one of the key competencies for success according to DHL.
In the Final Level, the teams have to develop their company into a sustainable market leader through focus on quality of service, customer orientation, and innovation. The successful teams will have the opportunity to interact and establish contact with top managers at Deutsche Post World Net - the sixth-largest private employer in the world, besides the finalists can win attractive prizes with a total value of more than 50,000 Euros.
About Great Lakes Institute of Management:
Great Lakes Institute of Management, a premier B school started in partnership with US based schools is a dream child of Prof. Bala V Balachandran of Kellogg School of Management, Chicago.The 2009 batch will start functioning from the new campus , coming up on 14 acre land on East Coast Road, 55 kms from Chennai. The new campus is Platinum Green rated for its energy-efficient and eco-friendly design. The new campus will include hostels, auditorium and buildings for its research centers. The institute has the best features of the American management education adapted to the Asian values and ethos .Great Lakes objective is to offer world-class program, designed to help each student realize their full potential. For further information log on to www.greatlakes.edu.in