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TAR College Teams’ Magnificent Win in the MIM-RICOH National Management Game 2009 Posted: 23 December 2009; Category: Achievement

TAR College stamped its winning mark again by grabbing the Champion and First Runner-up at the MIM-Ricoh National Management Game 2009.

Being the only two student teams in the 2009 game, the TAR College teams defeated 22 other teams comprising managers and executives from various organisations around the nation to clinch the top two spots in the Competition which was held over a one-month period. The final of the Game was held at the Holiday Inn Glenmarie last month.

Organised by the Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM) and sponsored by RICOH, the National Management Game is a computer-simulated business game which allowed participants to pit their management and business skills against other competing teams for market share and increased profits in a “real” common business world.

Sound finance, production, investment, pricing and marketing decisions and strategies are required in order to compete successfully by managing an organization with maximum efficiency, which is the essence of the Game.

Both the TAR College teams comprised Advanced Diploma in Business Studies students from different disciplines, including marketing, accounting, E-commerce, business management and management accounting. As such, they were able to share expertise and form formidable teams in the Game.

The champion team consisted of Shue Kian Leong (team leader), Lim Xiao Min, Charles Ho and Chong Sok Moon, while the first runner-up team consisted of Michael Puah (team leader), Chee Meng Yee, Leau Qi Ren and Lim Han Yeong. The teams were guided by the College academic staff Mr Lim Chin Hock and Mr Goh See Kwong.

“This competition had taught us a lot about the challenges we would be facing in the real business world. We came to appreciate the theories and knowledge of which we had spent countless nights studying and complaining about, these have suddenly became very useful in guiding us to develop our strategies,” said Shue Kian Leong, the leader of the champion team.

“I truly cherish the strong understanding and co-operation that each of us in the team has demonstrated throughout the competition.  It was the moral support and motivation shown not only among our team members but also our lecturers that made us want to do our very best,” added Shue.

The Champion team walked away with a cash prize of RM 3,000 while the first runner-up team won RM 2,000 as well as trophies and certificates. Last year, TAR College students also swept the top two places at the MIMS-MIM Management Game (Inter-College Challenge Trophy), the inaugural inter-varsity management game organised by MIM.

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