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
SCM Globe Wins Entrepreneurship Contest at MODSIM World
MODSIM World is dedicated to promoting cooperation among academia, industry, and government in applying modeling and simulation technologies to help organizations anticipate and prepare for the future. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe gave the opening keynote for the conference held in Virginia
S&J Trading Company – Angola
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Managing Transportation and Operating Costs in a Growing Business. Congratulations, you've just joined the S&J Trading Company. They have big plans for business expansion in Africa, and you'll be the one to carry out those plans. This video gives you a quick introduction
Four Reasons to Use Simulations for Supply Chain Learning
There's an old saying that goes like this, "Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I'll remember; involve me and I'll learn." Logistics has always been the foundation upon which successful companies support themselves. Now in our interconnected and globalized world, skills in logistics and supply
Supply Chains of Rome – Olive Oil
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Supply Chain Managers Need Good Mental Models for Effective Decision Making. Imagine it is the year 300 AD and you have just been promoted to run the family business. Your family is one of the wealthiest families in Roman Africa – the Septimii. The family comes from the city
What You Learn from Case Studies and Simulations
DANCING WITH THE STARS - the Spicy Cube "Electric Slide" Version by Frank Scheer, Ph.D., University of Maryland Global Campus Coordinating a supply chain to achieve efficiency balanced with cost is very much like learning a line dance. Missteps stand out prominently, as does not keeping up with
Cutting Inventory and Operating Costs
There are many trade-offs to consider when managing inventory and operating costs. You learn by trial and error as you try different approaches, and there may be some frustration along the way. Yet in this process, you will start thinking and speaking like a real supply chain professional as you
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