THE COOL CONNECTION

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BRIDGING PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPLY CHAINS

SIMULATION.

THE COOL CONNECTION ENGAGES PARTICIPANTS IN MAKING

strategic and tactical decisions to realize a turn-around at a manufacturing company of personal care products called The Cool Connection.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Anyone involved in optimizing the value chain and increasing business performance within a company.

• Directors to Planners.

• Finance to Supply Chain and Sales.

• Members of cross-functional teams.

• S&OP teams and leadership.

APPROACH.

By participating in 'rounds' that each constitute 6 months in the real world, participants are encouraged to be proactive and think more about long term decisions which can influence business performance, rather than focus on short term reactive measures that have a limited impact upon company profitability.

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Participants experience the functioning of the physical supply chain while having to deal with the financial constraints. Cross functional understanding and collaboration is directly experienced as the team has to work together to turn the company around.

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Participants will learn to align corporate strategy with an effective supply chain performance in an environment of uncertainty and volatility causing cashflow and funding constraints.

GAME SETUP IN A NUTSHELL

• Participants play the online simulation in teams of 4 people; either virtually or in a classroom setting.

• Participants represent the functional roles of Operations, Purchasing,  Sales, and Supply Chain.

• They are challenged to consider corporate strategy and business objectives, meaning effectively putting strategy into action, dealing with contemporary business issues and  trade-offs, and the need for a structured decision making processes such as Integrated Business Planning(IBP).

BUILDING.

YOUR OWN COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Serious gaming provides an effective and pragmatic method of moving from theory to action and creates benefits for all partners involved.

Experience the power of true alignment and a well articulated strategy, supported by tactical skills and knowledge. Tear down functional silos and create the right cross functional mindset.

WHY GO FOR IT.

HIGHLY INTERACTIVE WEB-BASED BUSINESS SIMULATION

TRAIN THE TRAINER.

EDUCATORS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN INTEGRATING VALUE CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN THEIR SYLLABUS.

1. How the simulation works

2. How to integrate the simulations in a course

3. How to enhance the learning effects for the participants

4. How to evaluate the participant’s results and the learning effects

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INCHAINGE SIMULATION GAMING HAS A STRONG TRACK RECORD FOR TRAINING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.

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