Finance & Banking · Risk Management

El Precio del Petróleo

Simulation teaching commodity price shock management for a trucking company facing a 64% diesel price increase while locked into fixed-price client contracts. Players must triage the crisis, negotiate with key clients, and build a comprehensive mitigation plan to restore profitability.

4 rounds Executive English, Español
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Who it is for

An advanced simulation for participants used to working with the main frameworks and trade-offs of the subject, designed for executive education and experienced professionals.

How a session runs

  1. The instructor creates a session from the Eureka dashboard and invites the participants.
  2. Participants play 4 rounds. In each one they submit their decisions and the simulation calculates the results.
  3. The simulation can be run in English, Español.
  4. The instructor follows each participant's progress and results from the dashboard, and uses the class results for the debrief.

Decisions participants make

The decisions participants make during the simulation:

  • Spot Price Increase (%)
  • Priority Client for Future Negotiation
  • Negotiation Strategy
  • Requested Price Increase (%)
  • Strategy for Client A ($4M/yr, expires June 2026)
  • Route Optimization Investment ($K)
  • Admin Staff Reduction (%)
  • Trucks to Modernize (of 40)
  • Fuel Hedging Program

What participants track

What participants follow on screen as the rounds go by:

  • Situation Report

Subjects covered

Designed for courses in Risk Management.

  • Risk Management
  • Pricing Strategy & Revenue Management
  • Supply Chain Management & Logistics

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