CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Collaborative Supply Chains and Shared Services help companies grow while controlling costs. This case is based on a real candy company called Just Born Candy that has it’s main factory in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and a competitor candy company that we’ll call Crunch Candy
Alexander the Great – Campaign in Afghanistan
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Military Logistics 101 -- "An Army Marches on Its Stomach." In this case study we look at how Alexander supplied his campaign in Afghanistan. The case study is based on research done by professor Donald Engles and presented in his book Alexander the Great and the Logistics of
Supply Chains of Rome – Mental Models
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Supply Chain Managers Need Good Mental Models for Effective Decision Making. This supply chain model and the simulations are, in effect, your mental model of the business. Your mental model enables you to run scenarios in your head (we have computers now to help with this),
Supply Chains of Rome – The Olive Oil Trade
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Supply Chain Managers Need Good Mental Models for Effective Decision Making. You've worked in the business for years and learned the olive oil trade. Your uncle just retired, and now it's your time to show what you can do. The family expects you to make money and grow the
A Multiplayer Online Game of Supply Chain Management
Let’s investigate a high-level conceptual design for applying game mechanics to coordinate the actions of a network of separate companies that all do business together. These companies are manufacturers, logistics providers, distributors, and retailers, and they are all members of a common supply
SCM Globe Simulation Concepts
As the saying goes, “It’s not what you know, but what you can remember when you need it.” Since there is an infinite amount of detail in any situation, the trick is to find useful models that capture the salient facts and provide a framework to organize the rest of the relevant details. SCM Globe
User Manual is Moving to the “Online Guide”
The SCM Globe User Manual is moving to the Online Guide -- see the menu across the top of this screen. Look in the online guide for the most up-to-date information about using SCM Globe. Click on "Getting Started" in the menu at top of this screen -- it has everything you need to get up to speed