December 24th 2020
The business simulation game MonsoonSIM is a really interesting and fun game. The game makes me feel like I am doing a real business with my team. At first, I thought MonsoonSIM is pretty complicated and I am not sure I can do well. But thanks to Dr. Mazilah and Dr. Shah I can understand the basic step of the business simulation and make some profits in the first try.
Two out of five members of my team are having some problem so they cannot join the game. We are having a Whatsapp call and have our discussion there to solve the problem but until the end of the game only three of us are doing the game while the other two are in charge of giving opinions and support. Personally, I think my team members does not understand the game quite well so we are having some difficulties in expanding the business. Our opinion differs at some point.
My brain splits into many pieces while doing the game, I was managing the Bangkok branch, keeping eye on other branches, communicating with my team members and hearing the commentary from Webex. Because of this I made a mistake of buying stocks into wrong branch so it causes an overflow of our business. It was challenging and fun, though.
I have not made a lot of research about MonsoonSIM so I cannot give many suggestions for the game but I just found out that they have a YouTube channel and a competition too. I think a written tutorial or video tutorial will help a first-timers since there are lots of things to do in this business simulation game.
The randomness of system is something that I have learned in Principles of Marketing. In my opinion, the system randomness of sales is related to consumer behavior. Consumer preferences is always changing and has wide coverage. We can predict but it is not always right. This game also emphasizes on demand and supply. In microeconomics, demand and supply is something that always came out on almost every chapter. Supply and demand show how a company should do in order to not go bankrupt and maximize its profit with the lowest expenses.
MonsoonSIM is a really fun way to learn about managing a business. From the experience of playing this business simulation game, I can try to apply all of the theories I have learned about business so far. MonsoonSIM teach me how to manage a business, doing calculation of a business, aware of other competitors and when marketing is needed. I have learned a lot today and I hope I can do better if I am given another opportunity.