CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Campaign Strategies Cannot Succeed without Suitable Supply Chains - bold strategies depend on pragmatic logistics. You are the officer in charge of logistics for the Japanese Army's invasion of India in the spring of 1944. You have just been promoted into this position, and
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