Economics · International Economics

Supply Chain Around the World — Where Does Your Phone Come From?

Trace the global supply chain of a mid-range €450 smartphone (the Tela 12) across six countries. Estimate value capture, expose the iPhone-trade-deficit puzzle, and stress-test the chain against a real geopolitical shock. Three rounds, journalist framing, HS economics and IB Business Management.

3 rounds MBA & Masters English, Español
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Who it is for

An intermediate simulation for participants who already know the core concepts of the subject, designed for master's and MBA programmes.

How a session runs

  1. The instructor creates a session from the Eureka dashboard and invites the participants.
  2. Participants play 3 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:

  • United States — brand, design, OS (%)
  • Costaria — VAT and retail (%)
  • South Korea — OLED display (%)
  • Taiwan — SoC fabrication (%)
  • Japan — camera sensors (%)
  • Vietnam — final assembly (%)
  • Other components and shipping (%)
  • Of the €350 import, how much did Vietnam actually retain? (€)
  • Why does the trade-statistics number overstate the gain to Vietnam?
  • Response strategy

What participants track

What participants follow on screen as the rounds go by:

  • Editorial Decisions

Subjects covered

Designed for courses in International Economics.

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