Run a fictional manufacturing company. Make real business decisions. See the financial impact of every choice. Learn faster by doing.
The Ready or Not Business Strategy Game is an immersive manufacturing business simulation for teams and individuals who want to improve how they think, communicate, and make decisions.
This immersive, high-energy, in-person game places participants inside a fictional company where they face real business challenges. Teams compete head to head as they plan strategy, analyze data, and make operational and financial decisions while responding to shifting market conditions.
In just four hours, participants gain insights that normally take years of experience to understand.
What Ready or Not Game Participants Do
- Join a small team and run a fictional manufacturing business
- Review data, plan strategy, and set priorities
- Make decisions about operations, staffing, investments, pricing, and inventory
- Compete with other teams for customers and profit
- See the financial results of their decisions in real time
- Learn how to adjust and improve strategy quickly through rapid learning cycles
Why Companies Choose Ready or Not: The Business Strategy Game
Companies sometimes struggle to help employees understand how daily decisions affect the entire business. The Ready or Not experience solves this problem through a realistic, fast paced game that turns abstract concepts into hands on learning.
Participants get a safe space to experiment, learn from mistakes, and see how their choices affect cost, cash flow, customer demand, and profit.
Why Ready or Not Works
People learn best by doing. Ready or Not combines hands on learning, friendly competition, and real world decision making. The simulation game format compresses years of business experience into a single event that is memorable and practical.
Participants see how their choices affect cash flow, customer satisfaction, cost, capacity, and profit. The competitive game format creates energy, engagement, and collaboration that do not happen in traditional training events.
Ideal for Teams & Individuals
- Leadership Teams
- Supervisors & Front Line Managers
- Emerging Leaders
- Operations Staff
- Cross Functional Teams
- Anyone Needing a Stronger Understanding of Business Drivers
Two Ways to Participate in Ready or Not
- Attend an OMEP-hosted Ready or Not Event
OMEP regularly hosts public Ready or Not events throughout the year. These events are ideal for sending one or several employees. Participants learn alongside peers from other Oregon manufacturers and bring fresh insights back to their companies. - Bring Ready or Not to Your Company
OMEP can deliver this game simulation on site for your team. On site delivery allows you to train entire departments, align leadership teams, and strengthen collaboration across roles. It is an excellent option for team building and leadership development.
Contact Us to Learn More
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