Supply chain simulations are usually so complicated only a few experts know how to use them. But SCM Globe simulations are both easy and accurate. That makes them useful to a wide audience of academic, professional and business people. Anyone wishing to teach about supply chains, or analyze the
Taking Care of Business on the Silk Road
CASE STUDY FOCUS: Timeless Supply Chain Challenges (Master Distributors and their Inventory Buffers Stabilize Product Flow). Simulations show the best way to support a continuous and predictable flow of merchandise on the ancient Silk Road was to have large stocks of inventory at key locations.
Taming the Bullwhip on the Silk Road
CASE STUDY FOCUS: Timeless Supply Chain Challenges (managing the Bullwhip Effect). How was it possible in the year 210 AD to maintain a continuous flow of merchandise on the Silk Road and to match supply with demand as conditions changed from one year to the next? How could people without
Burma Campaign – 1944 Invasion of India
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