Congratulations to Holmes Consulting Group for their victory in the 2009 NZIM Business Challenge. A very successful return to the competition!
For this years final teams were asked to manage a company that manufactured and supplied DVD's in a series of declining markets, succumbing to the impact of new Blu-Ray technology. Their role was to maximise the return possible out of these declining markets by using various pricing and marketing strategies, whilst ensuring the rest of the logistical and production aspects were operating effectively.
The final consisted of five teams from around the country including two from AMI Insurance, NZ Post (2007 Champions), Chevron New Zealand and Holmes Consulting Group.
The Final was a very tight contest, with little separating all five teams over the finals weekend. Over the six periods, we had three separate teams leading at various stages.
After their first decision, the Holmes Consulting Group team were in third place and $120,000 behind the initial front-runners of Chevron. After three more periods of slowly but surely making up ground, they pounced in period five to take the lead and hold onto it through to the final whistle.
For their excellent efforts in the final, and their dedication over the past three months of competition, they have won a trip for four to Samoa, staying at the newly refurbished Sinalei Reef Resort & Spa, flying Air New Zealand. This trip is kindly sponsored by Williment Travel.
The final placings for the 2009 NZIM Business Challenge were as follows:
1st Place: Holmes Consulting Group
2nd Place: NZ Post
3rd Place: AMI Insurance
4th Place: AMI Insurance
5th Place: Chevron New Zealand
Congratulations to all of the finalists on a wonderful final and a great achievement to make it through from the more than one hundred teams who entered in 2009. We look forward to another successful year in 2010.