Decisions
Decisions Made
During the Challenge, the competitors have to prepare their strategy and make decisions about running their company. These decisions include:
- Pricing
- Warehousing
- Marketing
- Cashflow Management
- Production
- Finance and Investment
- Transport
- Consultancy
- Contracts
- Capital Expenditure
- Creditor/ Debtors Management
Decision Timetable
Completed decision entries for each period must be submitted to the Business Challenge
website on or before the published deadlines. Late decisions will not be followed up &
reminders will not be sent.
Late decisions cannot be accepted for whatever reason. It is the responsibility of contestants to
ensure that decisions are lodged with the Business Challenge website before the decision deadline.
Deadlines may be changed according to circumstances provided that adequate notice is given to all
contestants.
Deadlines
Round 1
| Decision | Time | Date |
|---|
| 1 | 5.00pm | Thursday 12th August |
| 2 | 5.00pm | Thursday 19th August |
| 3 | 5.00pm | Thursday 26th August |
| 4 | 5.00pm | Thursday 2nd September |
| 5 | 5.00pm | Thursday 9th September |
| 6 | 5.00pm | Thursday 16th September |
Round 2
| Decision | Time | Date |
|---|
| 1 | 5.00pm | Thursday 30th September |
| 2 | 5.00pm | Thursday 7th October |
| 3 | 5.00pm | Thursday 14th October |
| 4 | 5.00pm | Thursday 21st October |
| 5 | 5.00pm | Thursday 28th October |
| 6 | 5.00pm | Thursday 4th November |
Semi-Final
| Decision | Time | Date |
|---|
| 1 | 5.00pm | Monday 15th November |
| 2 | 5.00pm | Tuesday 16th November |
| 3 | 5.00pm | Wednesday 17th November |
| 4 | 5.00pm | Thursday 18th November |
| 5 | 5.00pm | Friday 19th November |
| 6 | 5.00pm | Saturday 20th November |
Final
Will be held on 26th - 28th November
Decision Timetable
Since the Challenge requires all five team decisions before it can be processed,
late or missing decisions will be satisfied by an ADMINISTRATION ENTRY.
Administration entries are based on averages and are automatically calculated by the simulation.
Contestants will be placed last in their game at the end of any round in which more than two
administration entries were submitted for the same round.