The MERMC 2021 Finals took place during this month of November, where over 35 finalist teams of talented, entrepreneurial MonsoonSIM players competed against one another to make it to the Grand Finals!
With the MERMC (MonsoonSIM Enterprise Resource Management Competition) as an annual inter-varsity competition hosted by MonsoonSIM and its partners, this year’s event has also dynamically involved students and educators worldwide in relevant, crucial business concepts, such as ERM among others, through the business simulation and gamification education platform.
During the finals, the 35 finalist teams include: The Redemption (Srinakharinwirot University); Bero DPU (Dhurakij Pundit University); Honeycomb (Dhurakij Pundit University); AllDayDreamTeam (Dhurakij Pundit University); JES (Republic Polytechnic); Core Five SP (Singapore Polytechnic); SP Infinity (Singapore Polytechnic); El Nino (Singapore University of Social Sciences); Amongsuss (Singapore University of Social Sciences); Muzzafar Zayn (Universitas Islam Indonesia); Simp (Petra Surabaya); BUMBLEBEE (Universitas Internasional Semen Indonesia); Jakal Atas (Universitas Islam Indonesia); BARAKKA (FEB Universitas Hasanuddin); Geni us (Hang Seng University of Hong Kong); Hello World (Hong Kong Univrsity of Science and Technology); NextTrendyLevel (Hang Seng University of Hong Kong); Ferrari (HKU [Space] Po Leung Kuk Community College); Paper Bark (Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong); T DNA (Deakin University); Sharkss (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia); Met a Five (University Sains Malaysia); Fighting Kangaroo (University Sains Malaysia); DreamChaser123 (University Teknologi Malaysia); Genesis Pioneer (University Sains Malaysia); The 5 Musketeers (Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education); Sing4U (Lunghwa University of Science and Technology); Rainbow (Lunghwa University of Science and Technology); Crazy dog (Lunghwa University of Science and Technology); INTEGRITY (National University); PATRIOTISM (National University); COMPASSION (National University); RESILIENCE (National University); Fortitude (Far Eastern University); and Moraine Lake (Guangxi University of Finance and Economics).
As all these enterprising finalist teams compete in the international MonsoonSIM arena, all coming from various different distinguished universities and educational institutions, it was exhilarating to see players coming together, working with a purpose not only to compete for victory, but also to have fun along the way!
Mr. Abdy Taminsyah, founder and CEO of MonsoonSIM, once said, “At the very heart of what MonsoonSIM is all about is to make learning enjoyable for students, to bring fun and excitement into education.”
From what we’ve witnessed, MonsoonSIM has certainly brought that aspiration into action with exciting events, such as this MERMC 2021. Serving as a multipurpose platform for students, facilitators and industry practitioners, MERMC 2021 provides a valuable learning experience for students as well as promote worldwide interaction and strengthen the ties within the MonsoonSIM community. With plenty of support, encouragement and a sense of togetherness among the community of similar passions and interests in MonsoonSIM, this MERMC 2021 is certainly an unforgettable event!
Students are given the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial talents and soft skills throughout the competition, expressing and exercising their knowledge, strategies and innovative insights in business to excel.
Throughout the competition, players have learnt more on how to run a successful business with limited resources, what concepts are involved in managing a large business, how to adapt in changing business environments, what an ERP system is and how it helps the business, and other important concepts and lessons. Furthermore, players have now learnt simultaneously on how to run a large virtual enterprise and battle it out for the highest profit and selected KPIs (Key Performance Indicators).
With hopes to promote the concept of experiential learning and the virtual learning strategy via the inspiring business simulation and ERP gamification education platform during this MERMC 2021, MonsoonSIM strives to expose the Y generation to education by gamification and incubate future ERP talents.
From the performance of all the finalist groups as they compete in the MonsoonSIM platform, it’s clear that these remarkable finalist teams have embraced the business process learning and assimilated themselves with the expectations of the Industrial Revolution 4.0.
8 finalist teams, in particular, have performed outstandingly and gone above and beyond those expectations. They are the finalist teams who will proceed to the long-awaited Grand Finals of this MERMC 2021.
These 8 teams are MYS – Met a Five from University Sains Malaysia, MYS – Sharkss from University Teknologi Malaysia, MYS – DreamChaser123 from University Teknologi Malaysia, INA – BUMBLEBEE from Universitas Internasional Semen Indonesia, MYS – FightingKangaroo from University Sains Malaysia, INA – SIMP from Petra Surabaya, INA – MUZZAFAR ZAYN from Universitas Islam Indonesia, and INA – JAKAL ATAS from Universitas Islam Indonesia.
With that said, MonsoonSIM wishes all the best to these 8 finalist teams and may they soar to greater heights in the Grand Finals!
