{{short description|Educational simulation software}} {{infobox software | name = JA Titan | logo = | screenshot = | caption = Management and Economic Simulation Exercise | collapsible = | author = | developer = | released = <!-- {{start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | discontinued = | latest release version = 4.1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://titan.ja.org/releasenotes.htm|title=Release Notes}}</ref> | latest release date = | latest preview version = | latest preview date = <!-- {{start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | frequently updated = | programming language = | operating system = | platform = | size = | language = English | status = | genre = Educational | license = | website = {{URL |https://jausa.ja.org/programs/ja-titan }} }}
'''Management and Economic Simulation Exercise''' (MESE), also known as JA Titan, is a [[computer simulation]] program developed by [[Junior Achievement]]. The program is designed to help students develop skills such as [[decision-making]] and teamwork.<ref>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fP8SRG-9Vw |title=A Titan Business Challenge 2025 |date=December 19, 2024 |publisher=Junior Achievement of Wisconsin }}</ref>
During the simulation, students act as corporate managers of their own companies that produce an imaginary product called Eco-Pen. The students use data such as simulated [[financial reports]] and [[market research]] to make decisions on [[product development]], pricing, and production. At the end of the simulation, the most successful team is the one that has the highest [[profit (economics)|profit]] and [[market share]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globalblogs.deloitte.com/deloitteperspectives/2010/09/deloitte21-mese-program-with-junior-achievement-in-japan.html|title=Working with Junior Achievement's MESE program in Japan}}</ref>
The program is used for the annual seven-month-long [[Hewlett-Packard]] Global Business Challenge, run globally over the Internet. During the competition, Junior Achievement students and alumni between the ages of 14 and 22 make team decisions and are scored based on profit and market share.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=663305|title=2009 Hewlett-Packard Global Business Challenge: Competition Overview}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{official website|https://jausa.ja.org/programs/ja-titan}} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924220054/https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/tab2.aspx?EventID=663305 |date=September 24, 2016 |title=The 2009 Hewlett-Packard Global Business Challenge MESE rules }}
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