VINK simulation - Multiplayer strategy about oil companies

The VINK business game

The VINK business game by the TIM group is a product with a long history, used by the majority of Russian oil and gas companies to train personnel at all levels. It is a computer simulated model of several oil companies operating in a single market of crude oil and oil products.

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VINKs

years of work

cities

customers

Management of oil and gas company

Own vertically integrated oil and gas company of full cycle: extraction, processing, retail sales.

Strategic planning

Possibility to manage the company for several years, to formulate a development strategy, to acquire assets, to influence the market situation.

Flexible Changing Scenario

No pre-built algorithm – the situation changes as a result of the actions of the players. Rigid timing conditions.

State of the art technology

The computer model is developed on the basis of the state of the art technology, allowing to conduct a seminar both in the class-room mode and over the Internet.

Goals and objectives of VINK seminars

To form an understanding of the roles and places of various business units in the structure of an oil company, their interconnection in the decision-making chain.

To form an idea of the structure, procedure for the formation and methods of analyzing the financial statements of an oil company

Get an idea of the world’s best practices of applying simulation models for scenario analysis of business development

Develop your staff as a strategic resource that gives a competitive advantage to your company

Assess the competence level of participants in a real working environment under stress

The VINK business game allows one to clearly manifest their personal characteristics and can be used to assess the staff according to a specially developed author's methodology. Evaluation of personnel from the TIM Group means a comprehensive analysis of the competencies of participants and introduction of an individual development program.

The VINK business game is part of the modular training system offered by the TIM group. The business game can be held as a separate seminar for the development of managerial skills and financial literacy. Alternatively, VINK can be accompanied by theoretical educational modules of different levels, dedicated to finance and negotiation, along with other Business Games from the TIM group.

We invite you to play and learn. You have an opportunity to prove yourself in the role of the head of an oil company, to expand and generalize your own knowledge about the oil business and make the next step on your career ladder.

There are many seminars, trainings and software, but the one that you’ll remember is VINK!

Yours sincerely, TIM Group Partner, Ph.D. I.V. Smirnov

History of the VINK business game

2001

For the first time in corporate training practice, a computer game, simulating the Russian oil industry appeared in 2001. Handwritten plans for the development of companies were handled manually and allowed drawing up a development plan for the company for 5 years.

2002

The computer model "Company’s development in a competitive environment" was presented at an Expanded Executive Board meeting of an oil company.

2003

The authors of the project continued their work on a fundamentally different model that has a variety of algorithms of development and applications at the request of the Corporate Training Center. After the development of a "market" and "distance" versions of the project, the implementation and trainings were stopped.

2005

The VINK business game "Management and Development of the VINK" was renewed. There was launched a forum of young specialists of oil companies, participants of seminars and trainings. The model was patented and began its second "market" life, having received recognition in corporate training programs of various oil companies.

2007

The version of the market model was complemented by various scenarios and additional tasks. The analytical and statistical database was updated. A version of the game for gas companies was developed.

2010

The model is reborn for the third time. The VINK 2010 model is again patented. The new legal framework (taking into account the changes in the legislation of the Russian Federation) was used for assignments, flexible work algorithms, statistics, calculations and interface, making the VINK Business Game an absolute leader among educational software for the oil industry.

2011

New design of the user interface was developed.

2013

A new game scenario was offered on the basis of current prices, tariffs and the situation in the markets.

2014

The game is released on a new advanced technological platform Meteor. Changes of the markets and company models are done in real time. New management tools, a new game scenario.

2016

Updated flat-style design, a new relevant game scenario, new functionality, advanced tools for analyzing the results. In May 2016, the TIM Group officially celebrated its 10th anniversary. For a small business unit in Russia - this is an achievement. According to Roskomstat, no more than 5% of small enterprises in the Russian Federation celebrate their 10th anniversary. In fact, at the moment, there are not so many small training enterprises and companies that officially patented courses, methodologies, practical assignments and theories (including those protected by the Russian Academy of Sciences), not to mention computer programs, developed by Russian developers and recommended for trainings in the oil and gas sector of the Russian Federation. We have been officially working in contract with other companies-customers since 2000. The VINK website presents statistics on the participants and the results of the game since 2006.

2018

Added ability to buy other companies` shares. Added chat. Added tooltips. Added new auction results screen. More responsive and refined interface in general.

2020

First online VINK. Trainer was working with students using Zoom platform, server was deployed in the cloud.