Introducing...

(a) What is Business on the Move about?

(b) How does the game work?

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What do these products have in common?

… These products, along with

so many others in our modern

world, are made in China and

imported into the UK.

How do goods get here from China?

Boxed up on pallet

Pallets packed into a containerTransported to the UK

Made in China

• Run their own logistics business, delivering orders to

customers across the UK

• Transport goods efficiently by air and sea from China into

the UK and then by rail and road to their customers

• Be the first to complete all deliveries,

and/or make the biggest profit,

and/or minimise their carbon footprint

Players are challenged to:

Companies decide on the best way to deliver

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Containers can be moved from China into the UK by air

or by sea... or by both

Once in the UK, players choose rail, road or both

Containers of British-made goods from the UK Factoryshorten the supply chain and reduce delivery times

Companies must beware of “CO2”

• The first company to deliver an agreed number of orders

• The company that delivers the most orders

• The company that makes the biggest profit and/or

has the strongest balance sheet

• The company with the smallest carbon footprint

The game can be played for a particular length of time

(such as 60-90 minutes) or played until all orders have been delivered.

Business on the Move is very flexible and versatile!

The winner can be decidedin a variety of ways: