The “Read Guides” menu provides you with the access to online documentation. The “Read Guides” menu will change at each round. New documents will become available at the beginning of each new round, e.g. Introduction to Round Blue 1, Introduction to Round Blue 2, etc.
Each document exists in two formats: html-based and printer-friendly. The html-based format offers a table of contents and allows the reader to browse through sections and to focus on a given one. It includes a search functionality to retrieve sections containing specific keywords. Checking the option printer-friendly will open an Adobe PDF version of the full document. You need to have Acrobat Reader (version 8.0 minimum) installed on your computer to view or print this file; this software is free and may be obtained from www.adobe.com.
In the Red Round, you have access to two documents:
•BOSS Dictionary. This is the reference document to fully understand the BOS specific terms.
•Participant Handbook. Introduction to the industry, to its customers, to the firms and products in competition, to the distribution channels and to the Blue Buddies organization
•Introduction to the Red Round. Introduction to your role, to the available information and to the decisions that you will have to make. This document also includes a comprehensive description of all the projects that you can initiate during the simulation exercise.