Simtrade internship diary

SimTrade foreign trade practice platform is a simulated B2B e-commerce center. Every student who participates in the practice of SimTrade foreign trade practice platform will play different parties in the import and export business process according to the practice plan, and jointly form a simulated trade environment. Through such competitive and cooperative role-playing, they will face the daily work of exporters, importers, suppliers and even banks, thus mastering various business skills.

The internship content of SimTrade foreign trade internship platform is as follows:

Independent business planning;

Use the network to publish advertisements and search information;

Establish cooperative relations with business partners;

Import and export cost accounting;

Inquiry, quotation, counter-offer and transaction;

Sign export contracts;

Open a letter of credit;

Review and amendment of letters of credit;

Sign the internal procurement contract;

Charter and book space;

Insurance and claims for import and export goods;

Import and export inspection matters;

Prepare customs declaration documents;

Handle import and export customs declaration;

Prepare negotiation documents;

Banks handle foreign exchange negotiation and settlement;

Handle export verification and tax refund;

The specific implementation of various trading methods and payment methods.

In addition to administrators and lecturers, SimTrade foreign trade practice platform is divided into five protagonists, namely exporters, importers, suppliers, export banks and import banks.

Administrator: Manage all the class materials, instructor materials and internship notices that participate in the internship.

Instructor: Establish an internship plan, assign roles to students participating in the internship, publish news on the website, adjust the production cost and sales price of goods, and adjust the exchange rate, business expenses, insurance rates and transportation rates. Set the scoring standard of internship, monitor students' operation in real time, arbitrate simulated trade disputes, and finally evaluate the results of students' internship by using the scoring system.

Exporter: As an independent business unit, the exporter independently formulates the sales strategy and is responsible for its implementation: establishing business contacts with suppliers and importers; Business negotiation on one or more projects; Flexible application of various trading means to complete business and obtain profits; It is also necessary to know the company's business, inventory and capital status in time, so as to make correct judgments and reasonable solutions to the problems that arise.

Importer: Importers must keep up with the changes in the domestic consumer market and the international trade market, rationally allocate limited funds, constantly change their thinking, choose the most profitable projects with a keen sense of smell, and speed up the company's capital turnover. At the same time, we should start from choosing reliable business partners and gradually complete specific transactions. This is a challenging and interesting job.

Suppliers: Suppliers earn profits by producing and selling goods, so it is most important for them to produce products that meet the market demand. Rushing to produce products will face great risks, and it is very difficult to accurately predict market changes. It is a good idea to fix production by sales, and it also needs extensive and stable customer resources.

Export bank and import bank: Export bank and import bank jointly provide financial services for operators: loan repayment, letter of credit settlement, international remittance and international collection.