February 16, 2021 | |
120+ Videos:
Did you know that LINKS has more than 120+ helpful videos for students and instructors?
These videos cover a variety of topics and they can be found in several places on the LINKS website (Tutorials, FAQs, Videos) and on the LINKS YouTube Channel.
We plan to keep expanding our video library in the future as we continue to look for ways to enhance your LINKS experience.
Be sure to check them out!
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February 14, 2021 | |
Updated LINKS White Paper: The LINKS White Paper
LINKS Online Teaching Tips
has been updated.
The 19 LINKS White Papers may be accessed via the Instructors sub-webpage on the LINKS Simulations website. Collectively, these 19 3-5 page LINKS White Papers combine to be an instructor's manual for LINKS.
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January 30, 2021 | |
LINKS Hall of Fame: The 2021 class of the LINKS Hall of Fame includes 1 long-time LINKS user/supporter, bringing the LINKS Hall of Fame membership count to 103 members:
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Kevin Ketels, Wayne State University |
Instructor Hall of Fame membership reflects recognition, respect, and thanks accorded long-time (5+ years) LINKS instructors for their interest in, support of, and commitment to the LINKS Simulations. Along with LINKS Hall of Fame enshrinement, the title “LINKS Fellow” is bestowed on these distinguished LINKS supporters. Further details, including a photo gallery of the class of 2021, may be accessed via the Hall of Fame link on the LINKS website. |
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January 28, 2021 | |
The Forecaster Simulation is an engaging, interactive 1-2 hour outside-of-class learning-by-doing tutorial that complements LINKS simulation usage.
The 5 forecasting problems in the Forecaster Simulation are relevant to a wide range of introductory and elective business strategy, marketing, operations management, services, and supply chain management courses.
The Forecaster Simulation includes 3-4 minute within-simulation debriefing videos for each forecasting problem, accessible after completing each forecasting problem.
Individuals or small teams can work on the Forecaster Simulation, with 2-person teams recommended for teaming's incremental learning.
Access the Forecaster Simulation via links on the main LINKS Simulations webpage and on each of the specific sub-webpages for LINKS simulations. A link also exists in the variant-specific sub-webpages in the Instructor Resources with a related link to the associated instructor notes for the Forecaster Simulation. The Forecaster Simulation direct URL is:
http://www.LINKS-simulations.com/Forecaster/Introduction.php
The Forecaster Simulation is a value-added offering of LINKS Simulations used by 7,000+ students since its creation.
There’s no cost to use the Forecaster Simulation, but a passcode (e-mailed upon request) is required.A passcode may be requested within the Forecaster Simulation webpage.
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January 3, 2021 | | LINKS Manuals Updated: All LINKS manuals have been updated.
These editorial updates are minor changes in wording and typo corrections. LINKS instructors and students are the main source of insight and ideas for these updates. |
January 1, 2021 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The January-February 2021 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the January-February 2021 LINKS Newsletter include:
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
2020 Global SCM Competition Results
Who's Using LINKS?
Reminder: Game Run Schedules With Embargos
Presidential Review Meetings
LINKS Simulations Test Bank
LINKS Stats: Top-7 Webpage Hits
LINKS Manuals
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November 1, 2020 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The November-December 2020 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the November-December 2020 LINKS Newsletter include:
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Updated White Paper: “Instructing Through Price Wars”
Terry Harrison @ 100
LINKS Geography
Big Data in LINKS
Forecaster Simulation @ 7,000
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October 31, 2020 | |
Updated LINKS White Paper: The LINKS White Paper
Instructing Through Price Wars
has been updated.
The 19 LINKS White Papers may be accessed via the Instructors sub-webpage on the LINKS Simulations website. Collectively, these 19 3-5 page LINKS White Papers combine to be an instructor's manual for LINKS.
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October 21, 2020 | |
LINKS Global SCM Competition
Month #7 Standings: After four rounds of the September-November 2020 LINKS Global SCM Competition, the two leading firms in each of the competition industries are as follows (listed in numerical firm-number order, not ranking order ... these firms should be viewed as equal and unranked 'co-leaders' in their respective LINKS Global SCM Competition industries):
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Industry SC1: firms 4 and 6 (Ohio State University and University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Industry SC2: firms 5 and 6 (University of Wisconsin - Madison and University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Industry SC3: firms 5 and 8 (Kennesaw State University and City University of Hong Kong)
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This will be the only public results reporting until the end of the LINKS Global Supply Chain Management Competition. But, of course, LINKS firms have access to their competitive standing in their LINKS industry within the LINKS reports provided after each game run.
Well done ... so far!
'Leadership' and 'winning' are based on the performance evaluation system described in the LINKS participant's manual. Also, please reference the LINKS Global Competition FAQs for more details about 'co-winners' in LINKS Global Competitions.
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September 22, 2020 | |
Final Registration Status For the Global SCM Competition: There are 21 teams with a total of 72 students registered for the September-November 2020 LINKS Global SCM Competition with the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation.
Participating institutions include:
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Baylor University City University of Hong Kong City University of London |
Kennesaw State University Ohio State University University of Wisconsin - Madison |
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The 21 teams are grouped into three LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation industries for the LINKS Global SCM Competition.
Welcome to all!
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September 1, 2020 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The September-October 2020 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the September-October 2020 LINKS Newsletter include:
2020 LINKS Global SCM Competition
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
LINKS Manuals
Historical Benchmarks
Decision Variable Checks and Messages
Presidential Review Meetings
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August 25, 2020 | | LINKS Global SCM Competition: The 2020 LINKS Global SCM Competition is scheduled for October-November 2020. The LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation is used in the LINKS Global SCM Competition.
Highlights of the LINKS Global SCM Competition:
Cross-Institution 8-Round Supply Chain Management Simulation Competition
Your Student Teams Compete Against Student Teams From Other Institutions
Challenges Students in an Intense Team-Based Cross-Institution Competition
For Students in Academic Degree-Granting Programs Worldwide
Targeted at Upper-Level Undergraduates and All MBAs
Further details about the October-November 2020 LINKS Global SCM Competition (scheduling, student eligibility, costs, and registration procedure) are accessible via the LINKS Global Competition link on the LINKS website.
Registration signup and payment deadline for the 2020 LINKS Global SCM Competition: September 22, 2020.
Participating in a LINKS Global SCM Competition is an alternative instructional/learning opportunity to the traditional usage of LINKS within a single instructor’s course (i.e., an event with students from a single course conducted according to the course instructor’s preferred scheduling).
Questions? Faculty members with questions about the LINKS Global SCM Competition are invited to contact Randy Chapman, the LINKS author (Chapman@LINKS-simulations.com)
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August 3, 2020 | |
100+ Videos:
Did you know that LINKS has more than 100 helpful videos for students and instructors?
These videos cover a variety of topics and they can be found in several places on the LINKS website (Tutorials, FAQs, Videos) and on the LINKS YouTube Channel.
We plan to keep expanding our video library in the future as we continue to look for ways to enhance your LINKS experience.
Be sure to check them out!
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July 1, 2020 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The July-August 2020 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the July-August 2020 LINKS Newsletter include:
2020 LINKS Global SCM Competition
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Professor's Column: “Virtual Teaching With LINKS”
Updated White Paper: “LINKS Online Teaching Tips”
Interesting Reading For Business Simulation Users
Game Run Schedules With Embargos
LINKS Simulations Test Bank
LINKS Stats: Top-7 Webpage Hits
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May 1, 2020 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The May-June 2020 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the May-June 2020 LINKS Newsletter include:
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
LINKS Geography
2020 LINKS Global SCM Competition
Updated White Paper: “LINKS Online Teaching Tips”
Forecaster Simulation @ 6,500
Big Data in LINKS
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March 28, 2020 | |
New FAQ: Immediate On-Screen Inputs Updating In Online Teaching
In online teaching, the students don't have in-person team meetings. They typically communicate via the internet, including browsing the LINKS Simulation Database simultaneously. Do the LINKS Simulation Database input web-screens update immediately when a student changes a pre-existing input value?
Only one student at time (on a firm) can make input changes in the LINKS Database. Other team members can be simultaneously browsing the input screens.
But, when the designated inputter makes one of more input changes on a LINKS Database web-screen, such changes won't be visible immediately|simultaneously to the other online team members until the others refresh their browser screens or transit to a different LINKS Database input web-screen and then return back to the changed web-screen.
The LINKS participant's manual describes the input protocol as involving one person only. Two or more team members cannot input simultaneously to the LINKS web server without encountering problems. In brief, if two or more team members simultaneously use the LINKS Simulation Database to make inputs, their simultaneous inputs will not be recorded successfully. Generally, only the last one to Submit or Exit will have their inputs saved.
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March 3, 2020 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The March-April 2020 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the March-April 2020 LINKS Newsletter include:
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Hall of Fame Class of 2020
Updated White Paper: “LINKS Online Teaching Tips”
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Historical Benchmarks
Decision Variables Checks and Messages
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February 29, 2020 | |
LINKS Hall of Fame: The 2020 class of the LINKS Hall of Fame includes 3 long-time LINKS users/supporters, bringing the LINKS Hall of Fame membership count to 102 members:
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James Doyle, University of North Carolina - Pembroke Justin Jia, University of Tennessee - Knoxville David Shaw, University of Washington - Bothell |
Instructor Hall of Fame membership reflects recognition, respect, and thanks accorded long-time (5+ years) LINKS instructors for their interest in, support of, and commitment to the LINKS Simulations. Along with LINKS Hall of Fame enshrinement, the title “LINKS Fellow” is bestowed on these distinguished LINKS supporters.
Further details, including a photo gallery of the class of 2020, may be accessed via the Hall of Fame link on the LINKS website.
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February 26, 2020 | |
Interesting Reading For Business Simulation Users:“Harnessing Digital Disruption with Marketing Simulations” Ruth N. Bolton, Randall G. Chapman, and Adam Mills Journal of Marketing Education (September 2018), pp. 1-17.
Abstract: A marketing simulation represents a comprehensive and integrative business environment in which students actively manage firms that compete against each other. This article describes how marketing simulations harness digital disruption to enhance learning processes and outcomes and (ultimately) prepare students for their future careers. The article focuses on comprehensive marketing simulations, which have more decision variables and incorporate authentic competition, rather than “play against the machine” games. It defines digital disruption as the change that occurs when new digital technologies change customer experiences, business processes, and business models, thereby changing how value is cocreated. The article begins by describing how simulations capture digital disruption in the marketplace and harness it to improve students’ learning experiences and outcomes. The description reflects the authors’ experiences with the LINKS suite of simulations (www.LINKS-simulations.com), as well as the experiences of other instructors and students. The article then discusses pedagogical opportunities and class activities that enhance learning experiences connected with digital disruption in business ecosystems. It closes by emphasizing three best practices for marketing educators. The discussion applies to undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and programs targeted at other student groups (e.g., in-house corporate programs).
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January 15, 2020 | | LINKS Global Marketing Competition: The 2020 LINKS Global Marketing Competition is scheduled for March-April 2020. The LINKS Marketing Simulation is used in the LINKS Global Marketing Competition.
Highlights of the LINKS Global Marketing Competition:
Cross-Institution 6-Round Marketing Simulation Competition
Your Student Teams Compete Against Student Teams From Other Institutions
Challenges Students in an Intense Team-Based Cross-Institution Competition
For Students in Academic Degree-Granting Programs Worldwide
Targeted at Upper-Level Undergraduates and All MBAs
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Further details about the March-April 2020 LINKS Global Marketing Competition (scheduling, student eligibility, costs, and registration procedure) are accessible via the LINKS Global Competition link on the LINKS website.
Registration signup and payment deadline for the 2020 LINKS Global Marketing Competition: March 1, 2019.
Participating in a LINKS Global Marketing Competition is an alternative instructional/learning opportunity to the traditional usage of LINKS within a single instructor’s course (i.e., an event with students from a single course conducted according to the course instructor’s preferred scheduling).
Questions? Faculty members with questions about the LINKS Global Marketing Competition are invited to contact Randy Chapman, the LINKS author (Chapman@LINKS-simulations.com)
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January 1, 2020 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The January-February 2020 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the January-February 2020 LINKS Newsletter include:
100 Videos
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Tutorials Update
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
2019 LINKS Global SCM Competition Results
2020 LINKS Global Marketing Competition
Game Run Schedules With Embargos
Presidential Review Meetings
LINKS Simulations Test Bank
LINKS Stats: Top-7 Webpage Hits
LINKS Manuals
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December 22, 2019 | |
100 Videos:
Did you know that LINKS has 100 helpful videos for students and instructors?
These videos cover a variety of topics and they can be found in several places on the LINKS website (Tutorials, FAQs, Videos) and on the LINKS YouTube Channel.
We plan to keep expanding our video library in the future as we continue to look for ways to enhance your LINKS experience.
Be sure to check them out!
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December 12, 2019 | |
LINKS Manuals:
The LINKS manuals are freely accessible pdf files for downloading/printing via the LINKS website, but for those who prefer to have a printed/bound copy of the manual you can go to our LINKS Store to purchase one.
Please allow up to two weeks for delivery depending on the shipping option you choose.
To access the LINKS Store webpage, click on this direct link:
http://www.LINKS-simulations.com/LINKSstore.php
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November 24, 2019 | |
Updated LINKS White Paper: The LINKS White Paper
Inert-Firm Performance in LINKS Simulations Events
has been updated.
The 19 LINKS White Papers may be accessed via the Instructors sub-webpage on the LINKS Simulations website. Collectively, these 19 3-5 page LINKS White Papers combine to be an instructor's manual for LINKS.
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November 12, 2019 | | LINKS Global SCM Competition Results: 13 teams with a total of 46 participants competed in the October-November 2019 LINKS Global SCM Competition with the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation. The 19 teams were grouped into two LINKS industries in this competition.
Winners ('Gold Medalists') of the two industries in this LINKS Global SCM Competition were: |
Industry SC1: firms 1 (Kennesaw State University) and 7 (Lehigh University)
Industry SC2: firms 1 (Kennesaw State University) and 6 (Lehigh University)
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Performance evaluation was based on the multi-factor balanced scorecard performance evaluation system described in the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation participant's manual. In competition industries with six or more student-managed firms, the top two teams in each LINKS competition industry are designated equal (unranked) co-winners (“Gold Medalists”); in competition industries with five or less student-managed firms, the top team in each LINKS competition industry is designated the winner (“Gold Medalist”). Congratulations to all! |
November 1, 2019 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The November-December 2019 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the November-December 2019 LINKS Newsletter include:
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
2020 LINKS Global Marketing Competition
Big Data in LINKS
Forecaster Simulation @ 5,700
LINKS Geography
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October 23, 2019 | |
LINKS Global Supply Chain Management Competition Mid-Event Leaders: After four rounds of the LINKS Global SCM Competition, the two leading firms in each of the competition industries are as follows (listed in numerical firm-number order, not ranking order ... these firms should be viewed as equal and unranked 'co-leaders' in their respective LINKS Global SCM Competition industries):
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Industry SC1: firms 1 and 7 (Kennesaw State University and Lehigh University)
Industry SC2: firms 3 and 6 (Florida Atlantic University and Lehigh University)
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This will be the only public results reporting until the end of the LINKS Global Supply Chain Management Competition. But, of course, LINKS firms have access to their competitive standing in their LINKS industry within the LINKS reports provided after each game run.
Well done ... so far!
'Leadership' and 'winning' are based on the performance evaluation system described in the LINKS participant's manual. Also, please reference the LINKS Global Competition FAQs for more details about 'co-winners' in LINKS Global Competitions.
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September 25, 2019 | |
Final Registration Status For the Global SCM Competition: There are 13 teams with a total of 46 participants registered for the October-November 2019 LINKS Global SCM Competition with the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation.
Participating institutions include:
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Florida Atlantic University Georgia Institute of Technology Kennesaw State University |
Lehigh University University of Wisconsin - Madison |
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The 13 teams are grouped into two LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation industries for the LINKS Global SCM Competition.
Welcome to all!
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September 1, 2019 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The September-October 2019 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the September-October 2019 LINKS Newsletter include:
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
2019 LINKS Global SCM Competition
Historical Benchmarks
Decision Variables Checks and Messages
Presidential Review Meetings
Updated White Paper: 'LINKS After-Action Review'
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July 18, 2019 | |
Updated LINKS White Paper: The LINKS White Paper
LINKS After-Action Review
has been updated.
The 19 LINKS White Papers may be accessed via the Instructors sub-webpage on the LINKS Simulations website. Collectively, these 19 3-5 page LINKS White Papers combine to be an instructor's manual for LINKS.
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July 1, 2019 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The July-August 2019 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the July-August 2019 LINKS Newsletter include:
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
2019 LINKS Global SCM Competition
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Updated White Paper: “LINKS Online Teaching Tips”
Game Run Schedules With Embargos
LINKS Simulations Test Bank
LINKS Stats: Top-7 Webpage Hits
Googling LINKS
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May 1, 2019 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The May-June 2019 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the May-June 2019 LINKS Newsletter include:
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
2019 LINKS Global Marketing Competition Results
LINKS Geography
2019 LINKS Global SCM Competition
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Updated White Paper: “Instructing Through Price Wars”
Forecaster Simulation @ 5,250
Big Data in LINKS
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April 2, 2019 | |
LINKS Global Marketing Competition Mid-Event Leaders: At the mid-point of the LINKS Global Marketing Competition, the two leading firms in each of the competition industries are as follows (listed in numerical firm-number order, not ranking order, so these firms should be viewed as equal and unranked 'co-leaders' in their respective LINKS Global Marketing Competition industries):
Industry MC1: firms 4 and 6, both from the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
Industry MC2: firms 4 and 5, both from the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
This will be the only public results reporting until the end of the LINKS Global Marketing Competition. But, of course, firms have access to their competitive standing in their LINKS industry within the LINKS reports provided after each game run.
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Well done ... so far!
'Leadership' and 'winning' are based on the performance evaluation system described in the LINKS participant's manual. Also, please reference the LINKS Global Competition FAQs for more details about 'co-winners' in LINKS Global Competitions.
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March 4, 2019 | |
Final Registration Status For the Global Marketing Competition: There are 11 teams with a total of 46 participants registered for the March-April 2019 LINKS Global Marketing Competition with the LINKS Marketing Simulation.
Participating institutions include:
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Auburn University - Montgomery |
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras |
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The 11 teams are grouped into two LINKS Marketing Simulation industries for the LINKS Global Marketing Competition.
Welcome to all!
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March 1, 2019 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The March-April 2019 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the March-April 2019 LINKS Newsletter include:
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Hall of Fame, Class of 2019
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Updated White Paper: “Coaching Throughout The Business Simulation Lifecycle”
Historical Benchmarks
Decision Variables Checks and Messages
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February 28, 2019 | |
Updated LINKS White Paper: The LINKS White Paper
Coaching Throughout The Business Simulation Lifecycle
has been updated.
The 19 LINKS White Papers may be accessed via the Instructors sub-webpage on the LINKS Simulations website. Collectively, these 19 3-5 page LINKS White Papers combine to be an instructor's manual for LINKS.
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February 27, 2019 | |
LINKS Hall of Fame: The 2019 class of the LINKS Hall of Fame includes 4 long-time LINKS users/supporters:
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Anirban Chakraborty, Indian Institute of Management - Lucknow
Kanokporn Kungwalsong, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
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Tom Martin, University of South Dakota
Arthur Rutledge, Mercer University
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Instructor Hall of Fame membership reflects recognition, respect, and thanks accorded long-time (5+ years) LINKS instructors for their interest in, support of, and commitment to the LINKS Simulations. Along with LINKS Hall of Fame enshrinement, the title “LINKS Fellow” is bestowed on these distinguished LINKS supporters.
Further details, including a photo gallery of the class of 2019, may be accessed via the Hall of Fame link on the LINKS website.
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January 1, 2019 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The January-February 2019 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the January-February 2019 LINKS Newsletter include:
Since 1999
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
2018 LINKS Global SCM Competition Results
2019 LINKS Global Marketing Competition
Interesting Reading For Business Simulation Users
Game Run Schedules With Embargos
Presidential Review Meetings
LINKS Simulations Test Bank
LINKS Stats: Top-7 Webpage Hits
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November 3, 2018 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The November-December 2018 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the November-December 2018 LINKS Newsletter include:
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
2019 LINKS Global Marketing Competition
Forecaster Simulation @ 4,500
Big Data in LINKS
Revised LINKS White Paper: “Best-Practice Teaching With Business Simulations”
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October 25, 2018 | |
LINKS Global Supply Chain Management Competition Mid-Event Leaders: After four rounds of the LINKS Global SCM Competition, the two leading firms in each of the competition industries are as follows (listed in numerical firm-number order, not ranking order ... these firms should be viewed as equal and unranked 'co-leaders' in their respective LINKS Global SCM Competition industries):
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Industry SC1: firms 4 and 6 (Kennesaw State University and University of South Florida)
Industry SC2: firms 4 and 6 (Kennesaw State University and Florida Atlantic University)
Industry SC3: firms 1 and 2 (University of Wisconsin - Madison and University of Wisconsin - Madison)
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This will be the only public results reporting until the end of the LINKS Global Supply Chain Management Competition. But, of course, firms have access to their competitive standing in their LINKS industry within the LINKS reports provided after each game run. |
Well done ... so far!
'Leadership' and 'winning' are based on the performance evaluation system described in the LINKS participant's manual. Also, please reference the LINKS Global Competition FAQs for more details about 'winners' in LINKS Global Competitions.
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October 22, 2018 | |
Updated LINKS White Paper: The LINKS White Paper
Best-Practice Teaching With Business Simulations
has been updated.
The 19 LINKS White Papers may be accessed via the Instructors sub-webpage on the LINKS Simulations website. Collectively, these 19 3-5 page LINKS White Papers combine to be an instructor's manual for LINKS.
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September 29, 2018 | |
Final Registration Status For the Global SCM Competition: There are 19 teams with a total of 66 participants registered for the October-November 2018 LINKS Global SCM Competition with the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation.
Participating institutions include:
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Florida Atlantic University Kennesaw State University |
University of Kansas University of South Florida University of Wisconsin - Madison |
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The 19 teams are grouped into three LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation industries for the LINKS Global SCM Competition.
Welcome to all!
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September 15, 2018 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The September-October 2018 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the September-October 2018 LINKS Newsletter include:
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
2018 LINKS Global SCM Competition
Historical Benchmarks
Decision Variables Checks and Messages
Presidential Review Meetings
Revised LINKS White Paper: “Adding Ethical Dilemmas to LINKS Events”
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August 31, 2018 | |
Updated LINKS White Paper: The LINKS White Paper
Adding Ethical Dilemmas To LINKS Events
has been updated.
The 19 LINKS White Papers may be accessed via the Instructors sub-webpage on the LINKS Simulations website. Collectively, these 19 3-5 page LINKS White Papers combine to be an instructor's manual for LINKS.
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August 18, 2018 | | LINKS Global SCM Competition: The 2018 LINKS Global SCM Competition is scheduled for October-November 2018. The LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation is used in the LINKS Global SCM Competition.
Highlights of the LINKS Global SCM Competition:
Cross-Institution 8-Round Supply Chain Management Simulation Competition
Your Student Teams Compete Against Student Teams From Other Institutions
Challenges Students in an Intense Team-Based Cross-Institution Competition
For Students in Academic Degree-Granting Programs Worldwide
Targeted at Upper-Level Undergraduates and All MBAs
Further details about the October-November 2018 LINKS Global SCM Competition (scheduling, student eligibility, costs, and registration procedure) are accessible via the LINKS Global Competition link on the LINKS website.
Registration signup and payment deadline for the 2017 LINKS Global SCM Competition: September 25, 2018.
Participating in a LINKS Global SCM Competition is an alternative instructional/learning opportunity to the traditional usage of LINKS within a single instructor’s course (i.e., an event with students from a single course conducted according to the course instructor’s preferred scheduling).
Questions? Faculty members with questions about the LINKS Global SCM Competition are invited to contact Randy Chapman, the LINKS author (Chapman@LINKS-simulations.com)
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July 1, 2018 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The July-August 2018 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the July-August 2018 LINKS Newsletter include:
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
2018 LINKS Global SCM Competition
Reminder: Game Run Schedules With Embargos
LINKS Simulations Test Bank
Googling LINKS
Revised LINKS White Paper: “Individual Performance Assesment In Business Simulations”
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May 1, 2018 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The May-June 2018 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Other stories in the March-April 2018 LINKS Newsletter include:
LINKS Stats: Top-7 Webpage Hits>
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
2018 LINKS Global SCM Competition
Big Data in LINKS
Forecaster Simulation @ 4,000
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March 1, 2018 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The March-April 2018 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Other stories in the March-April 2018 LINKS Newsletter include:
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Hall of Fame, Class of 2018
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Updated White Paper: “LINKS Online Teaching Tips”
Historical Benchmarks
Decision Variables Checks and Messages
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February 25, 2018 | |
LINKS Hall of Fame: The 2018 class of the LINKS Hall of Fame includes 8 long-time LINKS users/supporters:
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Connie Bateman, University of North Dakota
Rob Boostrom, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Carol Cagle, Mercer University
Mike DeVaughn, University of St. Thomas
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Andrew Gallan, DePaul University
Rudi Leuschner, Rutgers University
Ellen Novar, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Jeff Periatt, Auburn University - Montgomery
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Instructor Hall of Fame membership reflects recognition, respect, and thanks accorded long-time (5+ years) LINKS instructors for their interest in, support of, and commitment to the LINKS Simulations. Along with LINKS Hall of Fame enshrinement, the title “LINKS Fellow” is bestowed on these distinguished LINKS supporters.
Further details, including a photo gallery of the class of 2018, may be accessed via the Hall of Fame link on the LINKS website.
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February 16, 2018 | |
Historical Benchmarks
How high is “up”? In LINKS, the answer is partly provided by the within-industry benchmarks reported on the first page of each firm’s financial reports. These within-industry benchmarks provide a firm’s current-industry performance “ups” (current-industry minimums, averages, and maximums) on Key Performance Indicators such as Net Income To Revenue % and Forecasting Accuracy %.
However, the larger question remains: what’s the upper limit of performance? The LINKS Historical Benchmarks answer this broader question. |
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Historical Benchmarks are based on the history of all firms since February 1, 2012 for a particular LINKS Simulations variant. |
Historical Benchmarks are accessible to firms within the LINKS Simulation Database.
These Historical Benchmarks provide a meaningful cross-industry performance reference for any firm at any point in time in a LINKS event. For example, a firm in a LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation industry in Month #6 may compare its performance to all past firms in Month #6 of LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation industries via the Historical Benchmarks.
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January 15, 2018 | | LINKS Global Marketing Competition: The 2018 LINKS Global Marketing Competition is scheduled for March-April 2018. The LINKS Marketing Simulation is used in the LINKS Global Marketing Competition.
Highlights of the LINKS Global Marketing Competition:
Cross-Institution 6-Round Marketing Simulation Competition
Your Student Teams Compete Against Student Teams From Other Institutions
Challenges Students in an Intense Team-Based Cross-Institution Competition
For Students in Academic Degree-Granting Programs Worldwide
Targeted at Upper-Level Undergraduates and All MBAs
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Further details about the March-April 2018 LINKS Global Marketing Competition (scheduling, student eligibility, costs, and registration procedure) are accessible via the LINKS Global Competition link on the LINKS website.
Registration signup and payment deadline for the 2018 LINKS Global Marketing Competition: March 1, 2018.
Participating in a LINKS Global Marketing Competition is an alternative instructional/learning opportunity to the traditional usage of LINKS within a single instructor’s course (i.e., an event with students from a single course conducted according to the course instructor’s preferred scheduling).
Questions? Faculty members with questions about the LINKS Global Marketing Competition are invited to contact Randy Chapman, the LINKS author (Chapman@LINKS-simulations.com)
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January 1, 2018 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The January-February 2018 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the January-February 2018 LINKS Newsletter include:
2017 LINKS Global SCM Competition Results
Updated LINKS White Paper: “LINKS Teaching Tips”
LINKS Global Marketing Competition
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
Game Run Schedules With Embargos
Presidential Review Meetings
LINKS Simulations Test Bank
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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December 11, 2017 | | LINKS on YouTube: LINKS Simulations is now on YouTube |  |
November 20, 2017 | |
Updated LINKS White Paper: The LINKS White Paper
LINKS Teaching Tips
has been updated.
The 19 LINKS White Papers may be accessed via the Instructors sub-webpage on the LINKS Simulations website. Collectively, these 19 3-5 page LINKS White Papers combine to be an instructor's manual for LINKS.
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November 1, 2017 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The November-December 2017 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Other stories in the November-December 2017 LINKS Newsletter include:
Evolving LINKS Video Resources
Updated LINKS White Paper: “Instructing Through Price Wars”
LINKS Global Marketing Competition
Forecaster Simulation @ 3,600
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Big Data in LINKS
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October 25, 2017 | |
LINKS Global Supply Chain Management Competition Mid-Event Leaders: At the mid-point of the LINKS Supply Chain Management Competition, the leading firms in each of the competition industries are as follows:
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Industry SC1: firm 5 (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Industry SC2: firm 2 (Lehigh University)
Industry SC3: firm 1 (Florida Atlantic University)
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This will be the only public results reporting until the end of the LINKS Global Supply Chain Management Competition. But, of course, firms have access to their competitive standing in their LINKS industry within the LINKS reports provided after each game run. |
Well done ... so far!
'Leadership' and 'winning' are based on the performance evaluation system described in the LINKS participant's manual. Also, please reference the LINKS Global Competition FAQs for more details about 'winners' in LINKS Global Competitions.
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September 28, 2017 | |
Final Registration Status For the Global SCM Competition: There are 15 teams with a total of 65 participants registered for the October-November 2017 LINKS Global SCM Competition with the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation.
Participating institutions include:
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Arkansas State University
Florida Atlantic University
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Kennesaw State University
Lehigh University
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University of South Florida
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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The 15 teams are grouped into 3 LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation industries for the LINKS Global SCM Competition.
Welcome to all!
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September 1, 2017 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The September-October 2017 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the September-October 2017 LINKS Newsletter include:
LINKS Global SCM Competition
Updated LINKS White Paper: “Practice Rounds in LINKS Events”
Historical Benchmarks
Decision Variables Checks and Messages
Presidential Review Meetings
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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August 29, 2017 | | LINKS Global SCM Competition: The 2017 LINKS Global SCM Competition is scheduled for October-November 2017. The LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation is used in the LINKS Global SCM Competition.
Highlights of the LINKS Global SCM Competition:
Cross-Institution 8-Round Supply Chain Management Simulation Competition
Your Student Teams Compete Against Student Teams From Other Institutions
Challenges Students in an Intense Team-Based Cross-Institution Competition
For Students in Academic Degree-Granting Programs Worldwide
Targeted at Upper-Level Undergraduates and All MBAs
Further details about the October-November 2017 LINKS Global SCM Competition (scheduling, student eligibility, costs, and registration procedure) are accessible via the LINKS Global Competition link on the LINKS website.
Registration signup and payment deadline for the 2017 LINKS Global SCM Competition: September 25, 2017.
Participating in a LINKS Global SCM Competition is an alternative instructional/learning opportunity to the traditional usage of LINKS within a single instructor’s course (i.e., an event with students from a single course conducted according to the course instructor’s preferred scheduling).
Questions? Faculty members with questions about the LINKS Global SCM Competition are invited to contact Randy Chapman, the LINKS author (Chapman@LINKS-simulations.com)
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August 12, 2017 | |
Updated LINKS White Paper: The LINKS White Paper
Practice Rounds in LINKS Events
has been updated.
The 19 LINKS White Papers may be accessed via the Instructors sub-webpage on the LINKS Simulations website. Collectively, these 19 3-5 page LINKS White Papers combine to be an instructor's manual for LINKS.
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July 1, 2017 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The July-August 2017 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the July-August 2017 LINKS Newsletter include:
New LINKS White Paper
LINKS White Paper #19: "Extreme LINKS Examination Questions"
Googling LINKS
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Global SCM Competition
Reminder: Game Run Schedules With Embargos
LINKS Simulations Test Bank
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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May 2, 2017 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The May-June 2017 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the May-June 2017 LINKS Newsletter include:
2017 LINKS Global Marketing Competition Results
LINKS Stats: Top-7 Webpage Hits
New LINKS Simulation Database Navigation Buttons
LINKS in Asia
LINKS Global SCM Competition
Big Data in LINKS
Forecaster Simulation @ 3,250
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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April 19, 2017 | | LINKS Global Marketing Competition Results: 10 teams competed in two LINKS industries in the March-April 2017 LINKS Global Marketing Competition with the LINKS Marketing Simulation.
Winners ('Gold Medalists') in the two industries in this LINKS Global Marketing Competition were: |
Industry MC1: firm 5 (University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras)
Industry MC2: firm 4 (University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras)
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Congratulations to all! |
March 29, 2017 | |
LINKS Global Marketing Competition Mid-Event Leaders: At the mid-point of the LINKS Global Marketing Competition, the two leading firms in each of the competition industries are as follows (listed in numerical firm-number order, not ranking order, so these firms should be viewed as equal and unranked 'co-leaders' in their respective LINKS Global Marketing Competition industries):
Industry MC1: firms 1 (Auburn University - Montgomery) and 5 (University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras)
Industry MC2: firms 1 (Auburn University - Montgomery) and 4 (University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras)
This will be the only public results reporting until the end of the LINKS Global Marketing Competition. But, of course, firms have access to their competitive standing in their LINKS industry within the LINKS reports provided after each game run.
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Well done ... so far!
'Leadership' and 'winning' are based on the performance evaluation system described in the LINKS participant's manual. Also, please reference the LINKS Global Competition FAQs for more details about 'co-winners' in LINKS Global Competitions.
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March 8, 2017 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The March-April 2017 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Other stories in the March-April 2017 LINKS Newsletter include:
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Hall of Fame 2017
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Historical Benchmarks
Decision Variables Checks and Messages
Updated White Paper: “Coaching Throughout The Business Simulation Lifecycle”
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March 6, 2017 | |
Final Registration Status For the LINKS Global Marketing Competition: There are 10 teams registered for the March-April 2017 LINKS Global Marketing Competition with the LINKS Marketing Simulation.
Participating institutions include:
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Auburn University - Montgomery |
Johnson C. Smith University |
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras |
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The 10 teams are grouped into 2 LINKS Marketing Simulation industries for the LINKS Global Marketing Competition.
Welcome to all!
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February 26, 2017 | |
LINKS Hall of Fame: The 2017 class of the LINKS Hall of Fame includes 5 long-time LINKS users/supporters:
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Lisa Bolton, Pennsylvania State University
Frank Chelko, Pennsylvania State University
Dennis Chen, Belmont University
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Alan Johnson, Air Force Institute of Technology
Maciek Nowak, Loyola University Chicago
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Instructor Hall of Fame membership reflects recognition, respect, and thanks accorded long-time (5+ years) LINKS instructors for their interest in, support of, and commitment to the LINKS Simulations. Along with LINKS Hall of Fame enshrinement, the title “LINKS Fellow” is bestowed on these distinguished LINKS supporters.
Further details, including a photo gallery of the class of 2017, may be accessed via the Hall of Fame link on the LINKS website.
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February 15, 2017 | |
Historical Benchmarks
How high is “up”? In LINKS, the answer is partly provided by the within-industry benchmarks reported on the first page of each firm’s financial reports. These within-industry benchmarks provide a firm’s current-industry performance “ups” (current-industry minimums, averages, and maximums) on Key Performance Indicators such as Net Income To Revenue % and Forecasting Accuracy %.
However, the larger question remains: what’s the upper limit of performance? The LINKS Historical Benchmarks answer this broader question. |
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Historical Benchmarks are based on the history of all firms since February 1, 2012 for a particular LINKS Simulations variant. |
Historical Benchmarks are accessible to firms within the LINKS Simulation Database.
These Historical Benchmarks provide a meaningful cross-industry performance reference for any firm at any point in time in a LINKS event. For example, a firm in a LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation industry in Month #6 may compare its performance to all past firms in Month #6 of LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation industries via the Historical Benchmarks.
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February 8, 2017 | |
Updated LINKS White Paper: The LINKS White Paper
Coaching Throughout the Business Simulation Lifecyclehas been updated. Active coaching throughout business simulation events is a key driver of successful student learning and instructor teaching experiences. This LINKS White Paper provides best-practice advice to LINKS instructors about coaching throughout the LINKS business simulation event lifecycle.
The 18 LINKS White Papers may be accessed via the Instructors sub-webpage on the LINKS Simulations website. Collectively, these 18 3-5 page LINKS White Papers combine to be an instructor's manual for LINKS.
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January 1, 2017 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The January-February 2017 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the January-February 2017 LINKS Newsletter include:
2016 LINKS Global SCM Competition Results
LINKS Global Marketing Competition
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
Game Run Schedules With Embargoes
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Presidential Review Meetings
LINKS Simulations Test Bank
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September 28, 2016 | |
Final Registration Status For the Global SCM Competition: There are 30 teams with a total of 125 participants registered for the October-November 2016 LINKS Global SCM Competition with the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation.
Participating institutions include:
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Baylor University
Florida Atlantic University
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IEEC (Argentina)
Kennesaw State University
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University of Dayton
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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The 30 teams are grouped into 6 LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation industries for the LINKS Global SCM Competition.
Welcome to all!
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September 5, 2016 | | New LINKS Video: LINKS videos provide important information to assist instructors and students throughout their LINKS events.
Our newest brief video, Managing Student Problems, discusses how instructors should identify and work toward resolving common student problems arising in team-based simulation events.
LINKS videos are accessible on the LINKS Simulations website ... or via this direct link: LINKS Videos |
September 1, 2016 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The September-October 2016 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the September-October 2016 LINKS Newsletter include:
LINKS Marketing Analytics Simulation
'LINKS After-Action Review' (White Paper #11) Updated
LINKS Global SCM Competition
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Historial Benchmarks
Decision Variables Checks and Messages
Presidential Review Meetings
Questions About LINKS: Fewer Students in Next Class
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August 1, 2016 | |
LINKS Marketing Analytics Simulation
By adding a second channel in each market region, promotional program decisions, and advanced marketing research studies to the LINKS Marketing Research Simulation, the new LINKS Marketing Analytics Simulation provides a convenient up-sized LINKS Simulations option for instructors.
For marketing analytics courses and, where a larger simulation than the LINKS Marketing Research Simulation is desired, for marketing research courses.
Typical usage is expected to be 6 rounds.
Each simulation round involves about 2.5 to 3 hours of (outside-of-class) student time.
Priced at $38 per student for a 6-round event in academic degree-granting programs.
The LINKS Marketing Analytics Simulation challenges student-teams to transform marketing research data into insights that improve marketing decision making and increase profitability by:
Selecting research studies to assess competitive position and performance, customer segments, and marketing resource allocation performance.
Exploiting research studies data with action-oriented analyses.
Linking analytics to strategy (product-line management via segmentation, targeting, and positioning) to improve product-line portfolio performance in competitive markets.
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Like all LINKS simulations, the LINKS Marketing Analytics Simulation is competitively dynamic (LINKS supports industries with between 2 and 8 firms; simultaneous, parallel LINKS industries accommodate larger class sizes), web-based (no software to download/install), and fully-administered by LINKS Simulations (instructors teach; we run LINKS for you according to your schedule). |
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Full details about the LINKS Marketing Analytics Simulation are accessible via the LINKS website.
Randy Chapman (Chapman@LINKS-simulations.com|), the LINKS author, welcomes the opportunity to converse with LINKS instructors to provide assistance in selecting the most appropriate LINKS simulations variant for courses of all types, lengths, and levels.
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July 1, 2016 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The July-August 2016 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the July-August 2016 LINKS Newsletter include:
Ruth Bolton’s Book
LINKS Global SCM Competition
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Questions About LINKS: Intensive LINKS Event
Questions About LINKS: LINKS in a Transportation Class
Reminder: Game Run Schedules With Embargos
LINKS Simulations Test Bank
LINKS Stats: Top-7 Webpage Hits
Googling LINKS
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May 22, 2016 | | Ruth Bolton's Book: Ruth Bolton, LINKS services simulations co-author, has just had her book Service Excellence: Creating Customer Experiences That Build Relationshipspublished by Business Expert Press.
 | | Ruth N. Bolton PhD is Professor of Marketing at the W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University. She previously served as Editor, Journal of Marketing (2002-2005) and Executive Director of the Marketing Science Institute (2009-2011). She studies how organizations can improve business performance over time by creating, maintaining and enhancing relationships with customers. Her recent research has focused on high technology, interactive services sold in global business-to-business markets. |
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May 12, 2016 | | New LINKS Video: LINKS videos provide important information to assist instructors and students throughout their LINKS events.
Our newest video discusses how instructors should respond when students ask LINKS questions. Strategic and tactical details, including using the LINKS manual and LINKS FAQs, are discussed in this brief LINKS video.
LINKS videos are accessible on the LINKS Simulations website ... or via this direct link: LINKS Videos |
May 1, 2016 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The May-June 2016 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the May-June 2016 LINKS Newsletter include:
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
'Competing Against Historical LINKS Teams' (White Paper #10) Updated
New Forecasting FAQs
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Big Data in LINKS
Forecaster Simulation @ 2,600
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March 29, 2016 | | LINKS Videos: Our brief LINKS videos provide important information to assist students throughout their LINKS events.
Preparing For LINKS discusses where students can find/download their LINKS manual as well as other LINKS preparation ... such as completing the ungraded LINKS Quiz (after reading the LINKS manual) and completing one or more LINKS Tutorials.
Starting LINKS discusses how to pay for LINKS, how to retrieve your LINKS passcode, and how to go to your firm-specific webpage to retrieve results and make decision input changes for the next round.
These and many other videos are accessible on the LINKS Simulations website ... or via this direct link: LINKS Videos |
March 2, 2016 | |
Historical Benchmarks
How high is “up”? In LINKS, the answer is partly provided by the within-industry benchmarks reported on the first page of each firm’s financial reports. These within-industry benchmarks provide a firm’s current-industry performance “ups” (current-industry minimums, averages, and maximums) on Key Performance Indicators such as Net Income To Revenue % and Forecasting Accuracy %.
However, the larger question remains: what’s the upper limit of performance? The LINKS Historical Benchmarks answer this broader question. |
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Historical Benchmarks are based on the history of all firms since February 1, 2012 for a particular LINKS Simulations variant. |
Historical Benchmarks are accessible to firms within the LINKS Simulation Database.
These Historical Benchmarks provide a meaningful cross-industry performance reference for any firm at any point in time in a LINKS event. For example, a firm in a LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation industry in Month #6 may compare its performance to all past firms in Month #6 of LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation industries via the Historical Benchmarks.
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March 1, 2016 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The March-April 2016 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the March-April 2016 LINKS Newsletter include:
New LINKS Videos
LINKS Hall of Fame Class of 2016
LINKS Global Services Competition 2016
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
Historical Benchmarks
Decision Variables Checks and Messages
Updated LINKS White Paper: 'Extreme Customization ...'
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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February 19, 2016 | |
LINKS Hall of Fame: The 2016 class of the LINKS Hall of Fame includes 8 long-time LINKS users/supporters:
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Chad Autry, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Mark Jacobs, University of Dayton
Kaan Kuzu, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Brent Moritz, Pennsylvania State University
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Tim Pettit, National University
Crina Tarasi, Central Michigan University
Jianan Wu, Louisiana State University
Dong Yao, Towson University
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Instructor Hall of Fame membership reflects recognition, respect, and thanks accorded long-time (5+ years) LINKS instructors for their interest in, support of, and commitment to the LINKS Simulations. Along with LINKS Hall of Fame enshrinement, the title “LINKS Fellow” is bestowed on these distinguished LINKS supporters.
Further details, including a photo gallery of the class of 2016, may be accessed via the Hall of Fame link on the LINKS website.
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January 1, 2016 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The January-February 2016 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter button on the LINKS Simulations webpage.
Stories in the January-February 2016 LINKS Newsletter include:
2015 LINKS Global SCM Competition Results
New Website
LINKS Global Services Competition 2016
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
Game Run Schedules With Embargos
Presidential Review Meetings
LINKS Simulations Test Bank
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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November 21, 2015 | | New Website: Under development and testing for more than two months, the new LINKS Simulations website has now been fully implemented. Same content as always, but more graphical with contemporary look-and-feel (drop-down menus, more pleasing graphics, and consistent graphic headers throughout).
We hope that you find this re-styling to be friendly and easy to use. Feedback is invited. |
November 14, 2015 | | LINKS Global SCM Competition Results: 16 teams with a total of 69 participants competed in the October-November 2015 LINKS Global SCM Competition with the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation. The 16 teams were grouped into two LINKS industries in this competition.
Co-winners ('Gold Medalists') of this LINKS Global SCM Competition are (listed in numerical firm-number order, not ranking order, so these firms should be viewed as equal and unranked 'co-winners' in their respective LINKS Global SCM Competition industries):Performance evaluation was based on the multi-factor balanced scorecard performance evaluation system described in the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation participant's manual. Congratulations to all! |
November 1, 2015 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The November-December 2015 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Other stories in the November-December 2015 LINKS Newsletter include:
Classic FAQs: Managing The Non-Performing Group Member
Pre-Announcing LINKS Switch/Parameter Changes
LINKS Global Services Competition 2016
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
Managing LINKS Reconfiguration Complexity
Forecaster Simulation @ 2,100
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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September 30, 2015 | |
Final Registration Status For the Global SCM Competition: There are 16 teams with a total of 69 participants registered for the October-November 2015 LINKS Global SCM Competition with the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation. Participating institutions include:
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Georgia Institute of Technology
IEEC (Argentina)
Kennesaw State University
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University of Houston
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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The 16 teams are grouped into two 8-firm industries for the LINKS Global SCM Competition.
Welcome to all!
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September 1, 2015 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The September-October 2015 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Stories in the September-October 2015 LINKS Newsletter include:
Classic FAQs: Team Performance
LINKS insights: Credit Card Payments
'Practice Rounds in LINKS Events' (White Paper #3) Updated
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
Historical Benchmarks
Decision Variables Checks and Messages
Presidential Review Meetings
LINKS Global SCM Competition
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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July 1, 2015 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The July-August 2015 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Stories in the July-August 2015 LINKS Newsletter include:
'Instructing Through Price Wars' (White Paper #16) Updated
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Global SCM Competition
Game Run Schedules With Embargos
New FAQ: Profitable Investments in Demand Drivers and Employee Satisfaction
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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May 14, 2015 | | Presidential Review Meetings
Planning and executing Presidential Review Meetings is an important element in a LINKS event. This short video is accessible via the Videos link on the LINKS Simulations website and near the top of each LINKS industry’s firm-0 webpage:
(click on the icon above to directly access this video) This 5-minute video provides instructors with the who|what|where|when|how|why of Presidential Review Meetings. The content of this video is drawn from LINKS White Paper #9. |
May 1, 2015 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The May-June 2015 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Other stories in the May-June 2015 LINKS Newsletter include:
LINKS Global Services Competition Results
Encouraging Early-LINKS Engagement
Where in the World is LINKS Simulations?
Forecaster Simulation @ 1,625
Big Data in LINKS
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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April 27, 2015 | | Encouraging Early-LINKS Engagement
Fine-tuning the content and organization of the LINKS Simulations website continues unabated. Our latest enhancement is a short video accessible via the Videos link on the LINKS Simulations website and near the top of each LINKS industry’s firm-0 webpage:
(click on the icon above to directly access this video)
This 5-minute video provides instructors with plentiful possibilities/options for ensuring that their LINKS students become well-engaged with LINKS early in a LINKS event. And, summary notes (a 2-page table) of the video’s content are accessible too via a clickable link to the right of the Encouraging Early-LINKS Engagement link.
The content of this video is drawn from LINKS White Papers. And, viewing this video (between the first- and second-day teleconferences) will be a “homework assignment” for future participants in LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars.
Current and potential LINKS instructors are strongly encouraged to view this impactful video! |
April 24, 2015 | | March-April 2015 LINKS Global Services Competition Results
Teams from the University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras and the University of Ottawa competed in the March-April 2015 LINKS Global Services Competition with the LINKS Services Marketing Simulation.
The overall winning team (firm 2) was from the University of Puerto Rico. Team members (from left to right in the photo) Carolina Arenas, Melanie Medina, Juan de la Vega, Ivana Gonzalez, and Patricia Arroyo are the Gold Medalists in the 2015 LINKS Global Services Competition.
This photo, of course, reflects a typical LINKS Simulation team meeting. And, behind the students is the tower at the entrance of the UPR campus.
Performance evaluation in the LINKS Global Services Competition was based on the multi-factor balanced scorecard assessment system described in the LINKS participant's manual.
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Congratulations to all who participated!
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March 5, 2015 | | Google and Yahoo Searches: If you search for links simulations or links simulation (lower-case or upper-case) what's the first clickable link? |
March 1, 2015 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The March-April 2015 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Stories in the March-April 2015 LINKS Newsletter include:
Historical Benchmarks
LINKS Hall of Fame - Class of 2015
LINKS Global Services Competition 2015
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
Decision Variables Checks and Messages
'LINKS Online Teaching Tips' (White Paper #17) Updated
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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February 14, 2015 | | LINKS Manuals Updated: All LINKS manuals have been updated.
These editorial updates are minor changes in wording and typo corrections. LINKS instructors and students are the main source of insight and ideas for these updates. |
February 12, 2015 | |
LINKS Hall of Fame: The 2015 class of the LINKS Hall of Fame includes 7 long-time LINKS users/supporters:
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Helen Benton, Anglia Ruskin University
Shankar Ganesan, University of Notre Dame
David Paul, Monmouth University
Tom Robbins, East Carolina University
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Gordan Smith, University of Houston
John Taylor, Wayne State University
Zach Zacharia, Lehigh University
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Instructor Hall of Fame membership reflects recognition, respect, and thanks accorded long-time (5+ years) LINKS instructors for their interest in, support of, and commitment to the LINKS Simulations. Along with LINKS Hall of Fame enshrinement, the title “LINKS Fellow” is bestowed on these distinguished LINKS supporters.
Further details, including a photo gallery of the class of 2015, may be accessed via the Hall of Fame link on the LINKS website.
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January 14, 2015 | | LINKS Global Services Competition: The 2015 LINKS Global Services Competition is scheduled for March-April 2015. Student teams may choose to participate in either of two separate services competitions ... either with the LINKS Services Marketing Simulation or with the LINKS Services Operations Management Simulation.
Highlights of the LINKS Global Services Competition:
Cross-Institution 6-Round Services Simulation Competitions
Your Student Teams Compete Against Student Teams From Other Institutions
Challenges Students in an Intense Team-Based Cross-Institution Competition
For Students in Academic Degree-Granting Programs Worldwide
Targeted at Upper-Level Undergraduates and All MBAs
Two separate LINKS Global Services Competitions are offered, with the LINKS Services Marketing Simulation and with the LINKS Services Operations Management Simulation. These are integrative, team-based, competitive simulations suitable for upper-level undergraduates and all MBAs.
Further details about the March-April 2015 LINKS Global Services Competition (scheduling, student eligibility, costs, and registration procedure) are accessible via the LINKS Global Competition link on the LINKS website.
Participating in a LINKS Global Services Competition is an alternative instructional/learning opportunity to the traditional usage of LINKS within a single instructor’s course (i.e., an event with students from a single course conducted according to the course instructor's preferred scheduling).
Questions? Faculty members with questions about the LINKS Global Services Competition are invited to contact Randall G Chapman PhD, the LINKS author (Chapman@LINKS-simulations.com|)
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January 13, 2015 | |
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Ohio State University #1! Congratulations to the Ohio State University football team, national college champions!
And congratulations to Ohio State University faculty members Keely Croxton, John Saldanha, Mike Knemeyer, and Tom Goldsby ... LINKS users all.
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January 1, 2015 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The January-February 2015 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Other stories in the January-February 2015 LINKS Newsletter include:
2014 LINKS Global SCM Competition Results
LINKS Global Services Competition 2015
LINKS Adventures: Conference Chat
LINKS Evolves: We’re iPad Friendly
Reminder: Game Run Schedules With Embargoes
LINKS Simulations Test Bank
Presidential Review Meetings
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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December 12, 2014 | |
LINKS Evolves: We're iPad Friendly
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November 15, 2014 | | LINKS Global SCM Competition Results: 18 teams with a total of 71 participants competed in the October-November 2014 LINKS Global SCM Competition with the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation. The 18 teams were grouped into three LINKS industries in this competition.
Co-winners ('Gold Medalists') of this LINKS Global SCM Competition are (listed in numerical firm-number order, not ranking order, so these firms should be viewed as equal and unranked 'co-winners' in their respective LINKS Global SCM Competition industries):Performance evaluation was based on the multi-factor balanced scorecard performance evaluation system described in the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation participant's manual. Congratulations to all! |
November 1, 2014 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The November-December 2014 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Other stories in the November-December 2014 LINKS Newsletter include:
Hybrid LINKS
LINKS Global Services Competition 2015
LINKS Stats: Top-7 Webpage Hits During 2014
Forecaster Simulation
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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October 3, 2014 | |
Final Registration Status For the LINKS Global SCM Competition: There are 18 teams with a total of 71 participants registered for the October-November 2014 LINKS Global SCM Competition with the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation. Participating institutions include:
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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
University of Arkansas
University of Houston
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University of South Florida
University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Wisconsin - Superior
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The 18 teams are grouped into three LINKS industries for the LINKS Global SCM Competition.
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September 1, 2014 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The September-October 2014 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Other stories in the September-October 2014 LINKS Newsletter include:
How Is The LINKS Within-Simulation Grade Calculated?
LINKS FAQs--General Advice
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Global SCM Competition
Competing Against Historical LINKS Teams
Historical Benchmarks
Presidential Review Meetings
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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July 1, 2014 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The July-August 2014 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Stories in the July-August 2014 LINKS Newsletter include:
LINKS Supply Chain and Service Management Simulation
Reminder: Game Run Schedules With Embargos
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Global SCM Competition
LINKS Adventures: May 16 at the University of St. Thomas
Printed LINKS Manuals
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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May 22, 2014 | |
LINKS Supply Chain and Service Management Simulation
By adding service decisions to our popular LINKS Supply Chain Management Fundamentals Simulation, the new LINKS Supply Chain and Service Management Simulation provides a convenient up-sized LINKS Simulations option for instructors wishing to include a “dose” of service content/context in a manufacturing-oriented course. Service is styled as call center management in the LINKS set-top box industry, with insourcing and outsourcing decision options.
Targeted at introductory supply chain management, operations management, and logistics courses.
Typical usage is expected to be 6 rounds.
Each simulation round involves about 2 hours of (outside-of-class) student time.
Priced at $35 per student for a 6-round event in academic degree-granting programs.
Like all LINKS simulations, the LINKS Supply Chain and Service Management Simulation is competitively dynamic (LINKS supports industries with between 2 and 8 firms; simultaneous, parallel LINKS industries accommodate larger class sizes), web-based (no software to download/install), and fully-administered by LINKS Simulations (instructors teach; we run LINKS for you according to your schedule). |
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Full details about the LINKS Supply Chain and Service Management Simulation are accessible via the LINKS website.
Randy Chapman (Chapman@LINKS-simulations.com|), the LINKS author, welcomes the opportunity to converse with LINKS instructors to provide assistance in selecting the most appropriate LINKS simulations variant for courses of all types, lengths, and levels.
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May 1, 2014 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The May-June 2014 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Other stories in the May-June 2014 LINKS Newsletter include:
LINKS Global Services Competition Results 2014
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
Big Data in LINKS
Help, Please (Keep the Feedback Flowing)
LINKS Adventures: We Get Questions
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Googling LINKS
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April 21, 2014 | | Gold Medalists in the March-April 2014 LINKS Global Services Competition
34 students from the University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras and the University of Tulsa competed in the March-April 2014 LINKS Global Services Competition with the LINKS Services Marketing Simulation. The 9 teams were grouped into two LINKS competition industries.
After the final double-run in the LINKS Global Services Competition, the co-winners ('Gold Medalists') in the LINKS competition industries were:
Industry SE1: Firm 4 (from the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras)
Industry SE2: Firm 4 (from the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras)
Performance evaluation was based on the multi-factor balanced scorecard performance evaluation system described in the LINKS participant's manual. The results of Quarters #4-#10, when participants were in managerial control of their LINKS firms, were included in this performance evaluation.
Congratulations to all!
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March 9, 2014 | |
Historical Benchmarks
How high is “up”? In LINKS, the answer is partly provided by the within-industry benchmarks reported on the first page of each firm’s financial reports. These within-industry benchmarks provide a firm’s current-industry performance “ups” (current-industry minimums, averages, and maximums) on Key Performance Indicators such as Net Income To Revenue % and Forecasting Accuracy %.
However, the larger question remains: what’s the upper limit of performance? The LINKS Historical Benchmarks answer this broader question. |
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Historical Benchmarks are based on the history of all firms since February 1, 2012 for a particular LINKS Simulations variant. |
Historical Benchmarks are accessible to firms within the LINKS Simulation Database.
These Historical Benchmarks provide a meaningful cross-industry performance reference for any firm at any point in time in a LINKS event. For example, a firm in a LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation industry in Month #6 may compare its performance to all past firms in Month #6 of LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation industries via the Historical Benchmarks.
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March 1, 2014 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The March-April 2014 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Stories in the March-April 2014 LINKS Newsletter include:
Historical Benchmarks
LINKS Hall of Fame -- Class of 2014
LINKS Global Services Competition 2014
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Decision Variables Checks and Messages
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February 27, 2014 | |
LINKS Hall of Fame: The 2014 class of the LINKS Hall of Fame includes 8 long-time LINKS users/supporters:
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Mike Casey, Rhode Island College
Karen Chinander Dye, Florida Atlantic University
Mary Holcomb, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Deepak Iyengar, Central Washington University
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Tom Mahaffey, St. Francis Xavier University
Bob Robicheaux, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Ignacio Sanchez Chiappe, IEEC Argentina
Vikram Sethi, Wright State University
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Instructor Hall of Fame membership reflects recognition, respect, and thanks accorded long-time (5+ years) LINKS instructors for their interest in, support of, and commitment to the LINKS Simulations. Along with LINKS Hall of Fame enshrinement, the title “LINKS Fellow” is bestowed on these distinguished LINKS supporters.
Further details, including a photo gallery of the class of 2014, may be accessed via the Hall of Fame link on the LINKS website.
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January 30, 2014 | |
Where in the World Is LINKS Simulations? LINKS Simulations exhibits at 12-14 conferences annually to reach out to prospective LINKS instructors and to interact with existing LINKS users.
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We'll be exhibiting at these conferences in the near future: |
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February 21-23
March 26-28
April 25-26
May 9-12
May 21-23
June 12-14
June 27-29
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AMA Winter Educators' Conference @ Orlando
MBAA Conference @ Chicago
Marketing Educators' Association Conference @ San Jose
POMS Conference @ Atlanta
Academy of Marketing Science Conference @ Indianapolis
INFORMS Marketing Science Conference @ Atlanta
Frontiers in Service Conference @ Miami
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If you're attending any of these conferences, please do stop by our exhibit to chat.
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January 12, 2014 | | LINKS Manuals Updated: All LINKS manuals have been updated.
These editorial updates are minor changes in wording and typo corrections. LINKS instructors and students are the main source of insight and ideas for these updates. |
January 1, 2014 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The January-February 2014 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Other stories in the January-February 2014 LINKS Newsletter include:
2013 LINKS Global SCM Competition Results
LINKS Global Services Competition 2014
LINKS Simulations Test Bank
LINKS Adventures: November 1 in Hilton Head
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
Reminder: Game Run Schedules With Embargoes
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
Printed LINKS Manuals
Presidential Review Meetings
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November 17, 2013 | | LINKS Global SCM Competition Results: 32 teams with a total of 136 participants competed in the LINKS Global SCM Competition in October-November 2013 with the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation. The 32 teams were grouped into five LINKS industries in this competition.
Co-winners ('Gold Medalists') of this LINKS Global SCM Competition are (listed in numerical firm-number order, not ranking order, so these firms should be viewed as equal and unranked 'co-winners' in their respective LINKS Global SCM Competition industries):Performance evaluation was based on the multi-factor balanced scorecard performance evaluation system described in the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation participant's manual. Congratulations to all! |
November 1, 2013 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The November-December 2013 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Other stories in the November-December 2013 LINKS Newsletter include:
LINKS Marketing Research Simulation
LINKS Adventures: September 19 In New Orleans
Teaching With The Forecaster Simulation
LINKS Global Services Competition 2014
LINKS View: Managing LINKS Student Payments
'Adding Limited Reconfigurations To LINKS' Revisited
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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October 28, 2013 | |
Introducing Our Newest Simulation: Add a team-based, competitive simulation experience to your marketing research courses with our newest LINKS simulation:
LINKS Marketing Research Simulation
About the LINKS Marketing Research Simulation:
In each simulation round, students analyze and manage their firm's performance in the simulation's competitive marketplace, interpret marketing research results, and (in light of their firm's financial performance and competitive market position) order new marketing research studies.
Students are challenged to use the simulation's rich marketing research resources to improve the performance of their simulation firm over the next four quarters (simulation rounds) of the competitive simulation exercise.
The instructor frames the LINKS Marketing Research Simulation exercise as a new product development and management scenario: launch a new product successfully (positioning and market entry strategies/tactics) in the presence of vigilant competitors while profitably managing existing products.
Like all LINKS simulations, the LINKS Marketing Research Simulation is competitively dynamic (LINKS supports industries with between 2 and 8 firms; simultaneous, parallel LINKS industries accommodate larger class sizes), web-based (no software to download/install), and fully-administered by LINKS Simulations (instructors teach; we run LINKS for you according to your schedule). |
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Full details about the LINKS Marketing Research Simulation are accessible via the LINKS website.
Randy Chapman (Chapman@LINKS-simulations.com|), the LINKS author, welcomes the opportunity to converse with LINKS instructors to provide assistance in selecting the most appropriate LINKS simulations variant for courses of all types, lengths, and levels.
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October 23, 2013 | | Additional Customization Option For the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulations: At the instructor's option, postponed production may now be deactivated in the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulations.
Deactivating postponed production is another way to reduce the initial student workload scope as LINKS begins. And, if deactivated and not activated within a LINKS event, the elimination of postponed production is a way to reduce the overall workload in LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulations by 10%-15%. |
October 6, 2013 | |
Final Registration Status For the LINKS Global SCM Competition: There are 32 teams with a total of 136 participants registered for the October-November 2013 LINKS Global SCM Competition with the LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation. Participating institutions include:
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Florida Atlantic University
Insper (Brazil)
Pennsylvania State University
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Purdue University
University of Houston
University of Wisconsin - Superior
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The 32 teams are grouped into five LINKS industries for the LINKS Global SCM Competition.
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September 7, 2013 | | LINKS Global SCM Competition: The 2013 LINKS Global SCM Competition is scheduled for October-November 2013. The LINKS Supply Chain Management Simulation is used in the LINKS Global SCM Competition.
Highlights of the LINKS Global SCM Competition:
Cross-Institution 8-Round Supply Chain Management Simulation Competition
Your Student Teams Compete Against Student Teams From Other Institutions
Challenges Students in an Intense Team-Based Cross-Institution Competition
For Students in Academic Degree-Granting Programs Worldwide
Targeted at Upper-Level Undergraduates and All MBAs
Further details about the October-November 2013 LINKS Global SCM Competition (scheduling, student eligibility, costs, and registration procedure) are accessible via the Global Competition link on the LINKS website.
Registration signup and payment deadline for the 2013 LINKS Global SCM Competition: September 27, 2013.
Participating in a LINKS Global SCM Competition is an alternative instructional/learning opportunity to the traditional usage of LINKS within a single instructor’s course (i.e., an event with students from a single course conducted according to the course instructor's preferred scheduling).
Questions? Faculty members with questions about the LINKS Global SCM Competition are invited to contact Randy Chapman, the LINKS author (Chapman@LINKS-simulations.com)
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September 1, 2013 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The September-October 2013 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Other stories in the September-October 2013 LINKS Newsletter include:
Competing Against Historical LINKS Teams
Historical Benchmarks
LINKS Global SCM Competition
Forecaster Simulation
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
New LINKS White Paper
Presidential Review Meetings
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminar
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July 1, 2013 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The July-August 2013 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Other stories in the July-August 2013 LINKS Newsletter include:
LINKS Global SCM Competition
New LINKS White Paper
Minimum Class Size For LINKS Billing Purposes
Printed LINKS Manuals
LINKS Adventures: May 17 at the University of St. Thomas
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminar
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June 10, 2012 | | LINKS Manuals Updated: All LINKS manuals have been updated.
These editorial updates are minor changes in wording and typo corrections. LINKS instructors and students are the main source of insight and ideas for these updates. |
May 1, 2013 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The May-June 2013 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Other stories in the May-June 2013 LINKS Newsletter include:
LINKS Global Services Competition Results 2013
OSU SCM Competition: 24 More Hours in Columbus
LINKS Adventures: Terry Harrison's Spring 2013 LINKS Triathlon
Decision Variables Checks and Messages
Updated FAQ: Failure Rates Are Higher Than Expected
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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April 17, 2013 | | Gold Medalists in the March-April 2013 LINKS Global Services Competition
51 students from Concordia College, the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras, and the University of Tulsa participated in the March-April 2013 LINKS Global Services Competition. These 51 students managed 14 firms in two LINKS Services Marketing Simulation industries.
The co-winners ('Gold Medalists') in the March-April 2013 LINKS Global Services Competition were:
Industry SE1: Firms 1 and 5 (from the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras and Concordia College)
Industry SE2: Firms 4 and 6 (from Concordia College and the University of Tulsa)
Performance evaluation was based on the multi-factor balanced scorecard performance evaluation system described in the LINKS participant's manual.
Congratulations to all!
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March 28, 2013 | |
March-April 2013 LINKS Global Services Competition Update: At the mid-point of the LINKS Global Services Competition, the two leading firms in each of the competition industries are as follows (listed in numerical firm-number order, not ranking order, so these firms should be viewed as equal and unranked 'co-leaders' in their respective LINKS Global Services Competition industries):
Industry SE1: firms 1 and 6Industry SE2: firms 1 and 7 |
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These co-leading firms are from Concordia College, the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras (multiple co-leaders), and the University of Tulsa. |
Well done ... so far!
'Leadership' and 'winning' are based on the performance evaluation system described in the LINKS participant's manual.
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March 7, 2013 | |
New LINKS White Paper: A new white paper has joined the evolving LINKS White Papers collection: “Inert-Firm Performance in LINKS Simulations Events”
For LINKS instructors, the empirical results reported in this LINKS White Paper provide support for the inclusion of an inert (unstaffed/unmanaged) firm in a LINKS industry, particularly for mid-length LINKS Simulations events.
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March 1, 2013 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The March-April 2013 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Stories in the March-April 2013 LINKS Newsletter include:
Historical Benchmarks
LINKS Hall of Fame - Class of 2013
LINKS Simulations Sponsors MMA Doctoral Student Competition
FAQs Spotlight: Zero/Near-Zero Sales Volume In Channel 1
Game Run Schedules With Embargos
Where In The World Is LINKS Simulations?
New FAQ: Marketable Securities
LINKS Global Services Competition 2013
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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February 13, 2013 | |
LINKS Hall of Fame: The 2013 class of the LINKS Hall of Fame includes 12 long-time LINKS users/supporters:
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Jim Brown, West Virginia University
Goutam Chakraborty, Oklahoma State University
Peng Sim Cheng, National University of Singapore
Keely Croxton, Ohio State University
Anders Gustafsson, Karlstads Universitet
Greg Kivenzor, Rivier University
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Rajeev Kumra, Indian Institute of Management - Lucknow
Alexandre Pignanelli, Fundaco Getulio Vargas
Pedro Reyes, Baylor University
Poja Shams, Karlstads Universitet
Roger Woody, University of Kansas
Chester Xiang, Clarkson University
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Instructor Hall of Fame membership reflects recognition, respect, and thanks accorded long-time (5+ years) LINKS instructors for their interest in, support of, and commitment to the LINKS Simulations. Along with LINKS Hall of Fame enshrinement, the title “LINKS Fellow” is bestowed on these distinguished LINKS supporters.
Further details, including a photo gallery of the class of 2013, may be accessed via the Hall of Fame link on the LINKS website.
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January 25, 2013 | |
LINKS Simulations Sponsors 3rd Annual MMA Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Doctoral Student Competition
The Marketing Management Association announces the 3rd annual Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Doctoral Student Competition sponsored by LINKS Simulations and the MMA Foundation Legacy Fund. LINKS Simulations (www.LINKS-simulations.com) integrative, team-based business simulations are used worldwide in undergraduate, MBA, and EMBA courses and in corporate ExecEd programs. The MMA foundation supports developing future marketing faculty. This competition is open to doctoral students from any institution to recognize achievement and future promise in classroom instruction and scholarship.
Competition applicants must be currently enrolled doctoral students with the doctoral degree awarded in December, 2013 or later. A complete application includes a faculty letter of recommendation, condensed curriculum vita, and teaching statement. The letter of recommendation addresses the applicant's scholarly record, potential for future scholarship, and teaching effectiveness.
Three finalists will be selected from the written submissions to make a mini-teaching presentation at the Marketing Management Association Fall Educators' Conference in New Orleans, September 18-20, 2013. Finalists will be recognized for their achievement at the Awards Luncheon on Thursday, September 19, 2013. Each of the three finalists will have the conference registration fee (which includes meals) and two hotel nights paid.
Please visit www.mmaglobal.org for competition and conference details.
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January 1, 2013 | |
LINKS Newsletter: The January-February 2013 LINKS Newsletter is accessible via the Newsletter link on the main LINKS webpage.
Other stories in the January-February 2013 LINKS Newsletter include:
LINKS Global SCM 2012 Fall Competition Results
Forecaster Simulation
Game Run Schedules With Embargos
LINKS Stats: Webpage Hits
International LINKS
LINKS Global Services Competition 2013
LINKS Train-The-Trainer Seminars
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