THE COOL CONNECTION
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BRIDGING PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPLY CHAINS
EXPERIENCE HOW MANAGEMENT OF WORKING CAPITAL
is essential to a company's fundamental financial health. Learn how to shorten the Cash Conversion Cycle to boost bottom line. Get an understanding of SCF, deal with currency and market risks, trade, and much more
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.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Appreciate cross-functional trade-offs in the value chain
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Learn how to manage risks in the supply chain in a coordinated way
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Create a better understanding of working capital management
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Assess the implications of international trade
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Learn what the benefits could be from a Supply Chain Finance solution
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Understand the importance and relevance of a company and supply chain strategy
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Translate strategy into action and planning process.
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Learn and develop by drawing out key challenges and issues in Team Dynamics and Value Chain Trade Offs.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Anyone involved in optimizing the value chain and increasing business performance within a company.
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Directors to Planners.
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Finance to Supply Chain and Sales.
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Members of cross-functional teams.
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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.
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.
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.
VERSATILE CONFIGURATIONS
The Cool Connection is very versatile in its possible configurations. Training sessions can be set up varying in length of half a day up to multiple days. The complexity of content is entirely based on the customer's learning goals. Logically the intended audience is also included when set ups are being discussed. Setups can focus on:
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Supply Chain Strategy
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Sales and Operations Planning/ Integrated Business Planning
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Supply Chain Risk Management
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Logistics Footprint
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Hybrid Supply Chain Strategies
GAME SETUP IN A NUTSHELL
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Participants play the online simulation in teams of 4 people; either virtually or in a classroom setting.
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Participants represent the functional roles of Operations, Purchasing, Sales, and Supply Chain.
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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.
