CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Timeless Supply Chain Challenges -- Inventory, Location, Transportation, and The Bullwhip Effect. It is the year 210 AD, and you manage the largest merchant trading house on the ancient Silk Road. The long prosperity of the Pax Romana has created strong demand in the Roman Empire
Collaborative Supply Chains
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
Hyderabadi Biryani – Paramount Restaurant
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Maximizing Supply Chain Performance to Increase Company Profits. In the restaurant industry in India, "Spice Max" is a well-known brand of Biryani Masala owned by a company named "Paramount Restaurant" which is very famous for its Hyderabadi Biryani. This delicious food
Supply Chains of the Roman Empire
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Supply chains of the Roman Empire had much in common with modern supply chains. Supply chains then and now require development of good mental models to understand them and keep them working well. Some ancient supply chains can also teach us lessons about sustainability that we
Nepal Earthquake Disaster Response Supply Chain
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Using supply chain simulations for disaster response (DR) mission planning provides a framework for effective collaboration and coordination between logistics providers from Government, Military, NGO, and Commercial organizations. The more these organizations work together in a
Disaster Response Supply Chains: Flooding Scenario
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Challenges of Disaster Response (DR) Supply Chains and Humanitarian Logistics - decentralized decision-making in unpredictable environments. You are in charge of coordinating a major disaster response effort. You are working with a geographically dispersed team of people
Multiplayer Serious Supply Chain Game
There are two kinds of games: Entertainment games -- games for having fun Serious games -- games for learning real-world skills Entertainment games and serious games differ in significant ways. In entertainment games simulations are created for entertainment, so modeling the real world is
All Supply Chain Models are Approximations
One can make very precise measurements (using seconds, millimeters, and micrograms) for operating a machine tool making engine parts. And one can make precise measurements (using minutes, meters, and grams) for operating a facility such as a factory or a warehouse. But what level of precision is