Why Hurdel?
The table below provides a comparison between the new and exciting learning features offered in the Hurdel Simulation and the widely used Micromatic1 and Business Management Laboratory (BML)2 simulations.
  Hurdel Micromatics1 BML2
Marketing      
     Local Ads u u  
     National Ads u u  
     Ad Copy Design u    
     Ad Agency u    
     Sales Office Location u    
     Variable Sales force compensation u   u
     Market Research u u u
     New Product Development u u u
Production      
     Raw Material Futures u u u
     Maintenance considerations u   u
     IT Budget u u u
Finance      
     Accounts Receivable u u u
     Account Payable u u u
     Loans u u u
     Bonds u u u
     Investments u u u
Accounting      
     Balance Sheet u u u
     Cash Flow u u u
     Income Statement u u u
     Common Stock u u u
     Taxes using modified IRS Tables u    
Enhancement Modules      
     Budgets and pro forma statements  u    
     In class reports u    
     Preparation of projected cash flow u    
     Financial statement analysis  u    
     Ethical dilemma   u    
     Union Negation  u u  
     Simulated stockholder meeting u    
     Extraordinary loss u    

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Introduction Pedagogy Instructor Role Why Hurdel? Faculty Zone Ordering Terms of Use Sample Quarter

1 Micromatic: A Strategic Management Simulation 2nd Edition © Houghton Mifflin Company
2 The Business Management Laboratory Revises 5th Edition ©1999 Ron Jensen

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