Global Top-10 Rankings 04/29-05/05

From 04/29 to 05/05, 215 LINKS firms participated in LINKS Simulations game runs (round #5 or later).

The top-performing firms in the Change in Net Income to Revenue and Forecasting Accuracy KPIs are reported in the Global Top-10 Rankings. Across all LINKS Simulations variants, these two KPIs are the easiest to compare cross-industry performance since higher values are always unambiguously better. Congratulations to all!



Change in Net Income To Revenue Global Top-10 Ranking Results
Improvement in profitability is always desirable. Change in Net Income to Revenue from the last LINKS round to the current LINKS round is relevant in all LINKS Simulations, regardless of the current profitability level. Your LINKS manual has the definition of the Change in Net Income to Revenue KPI (key performance indicator).
RankScoreLINKS Industry and Firm# (and Firm Name, If Present)LINKS Instructor
1 10.7%
AFB4Twwwwwooo Chains
Tim Pettit, U.S. Air Force Academy
2 8.4%
DWA5Killer KPIs
Darin White, Samford University
3 5.3%
VCC5Teleflex
Frank Franzak, Virginia Commonwealth University
4 5.1%
ASU4Prestige
Nancy Stephens, Arizona State University
5 5.0%
VCA4Poop
Frank Franzak, Virginia Commonwealth University
6 4.5%
DWB5B-5
Darin White, Samford University
7 4.4%
DWB2Cyberdyne Systems
Darin White, Samford University
8 4.1%
DWA6
Darin White, Samford University
9 3.8%
UWV3Multimedia Box, Inc.
Robert Boostrom, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
10 3.8%
DWB1Rent-A-Swag
Darin White, Samford University


Forecasting Accuracy Global Top-10 Ranking Results
Forecasting Accuracy is a pure signal of management skill and expertise in understanding customers and customer demand generating forces. Higher Forecasting Accuracy is always desirable in all LINKS Simulations. Your LINKS manual has the definition of the Forecasting Accuracy KPI (key performance indicator).
RankScoreLINKS Industry and Firm# (and Firm Name, If Present)LINKS Instructor
1 93.7%
ASU3One & Done Services
Nancy Stephens, Arizona State University
2 92.8%
AFA5Chair Force
Tim Pettit, U.S. Air Force Academy
3 92.6%
UCC6The RARE Maroons
Arthur Middlebrooks, University of Chicago
4 92.5%
AFB5Pettit s Box Tops
Tim Pettit, U.S. Air Force Academy
5 92.5%
AFB3Hugh Jass Supply Chain
Tim Pettit, U.S. Air Force Academy
6 91.9%
AFA4Copperhead Firm
Tim Pettit, U.S. Air Force Academy
7 91.8%
VCB6Anonymous
Frank Franzak, Virginia Commonwealth University
8 91.5%
AFB1Team Morphine
Tim Pettit, U.S. Air Force Academy
9 91.5%
AFA2Australian Football League
Tim Pettit, U.S. Air Force Academy
10 91.1%
CWA4ThoseBoxes
Deepak Iyengar, Central Washington University


The Fine Print:
1. LINKS industries are included in these global rankings from round #5 onward in their LINKS schedules.
2. Firms must have positive net income in a round to qualify for inclusion in these global rankings.
3. Firms must have a net income to revenue ratio of at least -2.5% in the previous round to qualify for inclusion in these global rankings.
4. Firms with at least two active e-mail addresses are included in these global rankings. Inert/unstaffed benchmark firms are excluded.
5. Firms may appear more than once in a global ranking if an industry had multiple game runs in the 04/29-05/05 time period.



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