WELCOME TO MEAN JEANS!

MODEL BUSINESS COMMUNITY

Model Business Community
Pettisville, Ohio

Pettisville is a real town 90 Toledo

90

located in north-western Ohio

Cleveland
80
76
Akron

71 Canton
Pettisville
75 is a real town located in north-western Ohio
It has 16 imaginary OHIO
It has 16 imaginary businesses including
Mean Jeans Manufacturing Co.
77…

businesses including … Great Miami

River
70 Ohio
Columbus River
Dayton
Muskingum
River

Mean Jeans Manufacturing Co. Cincinnati

Ohio
River
 A WORKFLOW SIMULATION
You will have a flow of papers
into and out of your business
P ARTIAL
THE INVENTOR Y LIST
C LOTHES CLOSET Denim Fashions

Catalog Retail July 1 Quantity

Number Item Supplier Price Maximum Minimum Balance Received

Denim Jeans
AZ-843 Boys’ sizes Garment Galler y $29.95 300 50 100
Junior Jeans
AZ-845 Girls’ sizes Garment Galler y $29.95 300 50 75

AZ-847 Denim Jeans Garment Galler y $49.95 500 100 200

Men’s sizes
Bib Overalls
CA-584 Boys’ & Girls’ Garment Galler y $44.95 400 75 125

You will visit other businesspersons

Bib Overalls
CA-586 Men’s sizes Garment Galler y $60.95 500 100 300

FX-492 Denim Jackets Garment Galler y $54.95 300 50 200

Boys’ & Girls’
Denim Jackets
FX-493 Misses’ sizes Garment Galler y $64.95 500 100 105

FX-494 Denim Jackets Garment Galler y $74.95 500 100 102

Men’s sizes
HD-100 Belts Garment Galler y $22.95 400 75 200
Sizes 22-48

HD-200 Shop Aprons Garment Galler y $20.95 300 50 100

HD-300 Bandanna Scar ves Mean Jeans $17.50 500 100 200

JT-10 5 Baby Tees Mean Jeans $21.95 300 50 75

Men’s 5-Pocket
KL-265 Mean Jeans $59.95 300 50 125

You will have a flow of papers

Jeans
Denim Jumper
INVOICE NO. __ _ _ _ _ __ LQ-100 Mean Jeans $35.95 400 75 250

You will be involved in selling,

Girls’ sizes
LQ-200 Denim Jumper Mean Jeans $42.95 500 100 300
THE
Juniors’ & Misses’

into and out of your business

Denim Shirts
CLOTHES C LOSET BILLBILL
FREIGHT DATEDATE AMOUNT
FREIGHT DUE
BILL AMOUNT MN-400 Boys’ & Girls’ Mean Jeans $24.95 400 75 100
61 Dungaree Drive • Pettisville, OH 43553-0178 Denim Shirts Mean Jeans $31.95 500 100 220
MN-402 Juniors’ sizes
Denim Shirts
NAME AND ADDRESS CUSTOMER ORDER NO. MN-403 Mean Jeans $40.95 500 100 170
Misses’ & Men’ s

You will visit other businesspersons

purchasing, and shipping
PR-100 Designer Jeans Mean Jeans $89.95 600 100 120
SOLD BY
PR-200 Designer Skirts Mean Jeans $71.95 200 50 90
Trouser Style
SHIPPED VIA SA-500 Jeans Jacket Mean Jeans $59.95 100 25 80

You will be involved in selling,

Boys’ and girls’
Jeans Jacket Mean Jeans $69.95 200 25 101
SA-502 Juniors’ sizes
QTY
. CAT. NO. DESCRIPTION UNIT PRICE AMOUNT SA-508 Jeans Jacket Mean Jeans $79.95 200 25 120
Misses’ sizes

purchasing, and shipping

SA-510 Jeans Jacket Mean Jeans $88.95 200 25 130
Men’s sizes

You will use your creative talents

You will use your creative talents You will deal with stress! SUBTOT AL

6% SALES T AX (IF APPLICABLE)

SHIPPING CHARGES

h ˜OR IGINAL h ˜COPY TOTALg

PLEASE DET ACH ALONG DASHED LINE AND RETURN THE B OTTOM PORTION WITH YOUR REM ITT ANCE.

FROM: INVOICE NO. __ _ _ _ _ __

_____________________________________________________
FREIGHT
BILLBILL
DATEDATE FREIGHT BILL AMOUNT
AMOUNT DUE
_____________________________________________________

You will deal with stress!

_____________________________________________________ R EMITT
ANC E ADVIC E
Pleas e write your invoice number on your check to ens ure
proper credit and mail it with this remittance s lip.
PLEASE MAKE CHECKS
AYABLE
P TO:

THE CLOTHES C LOSET AMOUNT

6 1 Dun g aree Driv e ENCLOSED
Pettisville, OH 4 3 55 3 -0 17 8
TERMS: DUE UPON RECEIPT
YOUR PART IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
Prepare business papers
Make independent decisions
Conduct banking activities
Prepare business papers
Make independent decisions
Conduct banking activities
Practice human relations skills Practice human relations skills
Manage human resources
Keep neat and accurate records
Manage human resources Adjust to changing work demands
Practice good public relations
Invest time and money for personal growth
Keep neat and accurate records
Adjust to changing work demands
Practice good public relations
Invest time and money for personal growth
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGERS
Planning

Organizing

Leading
Planning
Organizing

Controlling
Leading
Controlling
Staffing

Staffing
 THE 16 BUSINESSES
5 Sole Proprietorships

2 Partnerships
5 Sole Proprietorships

1 Federal Agency 2 Partnerships

1 Federal Agency
6 Corporations
2 Limited Liability Companies

6 Corporations

2 Limited Liability
Companies
 SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS
The Clothes Closet

Passports-2-Go

Popular Designs
The Clothes Closet
Passports-2-Go

Taylor Office Supplies

Popular Designs
Taylor Office Supplies
The Towne Crier

The Towne Crier

 PARTNERSHIPS

Buckeye Equipment
Buckeye Equipment
Nouveau Investment Company

Nouveau Investment
Company
 FEDERAL AGENCY
Pettisville Post Office
 CORPORATIONS
18 Wheeler Truck Lines
The Denim Maker 18 Wheeler Truck Lines
The Denim Maker
Lee Community Center

Lee Community Center

Mean Jeans Manufacturing Co.
Pettisville Bank
United Communications

Mean Jeans Manufacturing Co.

Pettisville Bank
United Communications
 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES

Creative Advertising
Creative Advertising Agency
Hollywood & Vine Videos

Agency

Hollywood & Vine Videos

PRESIMULATION: GROUP ACTIVITY
Your opportunity to learn about the simulation

Your opportunity to learn how to prepare the forms you

will use when you become a manager
Your opportunity to learn about the simulation
Your opportunity to learn how to prepare the forms

Your opportunity to apply for a management position

you will use when you become a manager
Your opportunity to apply for a management position
Your opportunity to learn about your business

Your opportunity to learn about your business

 MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED
Student Reference Book Operations Manual
HOW to do it WHAT to do and WHEN to do it

Student
Reference
Book
HOW to do it
Operations
Manual
WHAT to do
and WHEN to do
it
Supplies &
Resources CD
WHERE to do
it

Supplies & Resources CD

WHERE to do it
PETTISVILLE NEEDS GOOD MANAGERS!
Who will work hard

Who are eager to learn

Who will work hard
Who adapt to changing Who are eager to learn
Who adapt to changing work demands
work demands Who possess human relations skills

Who possess human

relations skills
THE END