The first edition of Supply Chain Cup has come to a close, and what a week it was. From March 18 to March 27, 2026, students from six universities worldwide stepped into the shoes of supply chain managers navigating a global smartphone operation under pressure. Armed with SCM Globe's map-based
Real-Time Supply Chain Planning and Collaboration
We live in a world that is volatile, unpredictable, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA). It calls for combining human intuition, non-linear thinking, and creative problem solving with digital technology for data collection and display, AI/machine learning, and simulation modeling. This combination enables
A Game to Explore Supply Chain Design
Could we use games to explore different supply chain options and designs, just as the military uses games to explore different strategies and tactics? Could a supply chain game show us the best supply chain solutions the same way wargames can show the best military solutions? If so, what would that
A Massively Multiplayer Game of Supply Chain Management
Let’s investigate using game dynamics to manage a global supply chain. We’ll start by imagining a company called Fantastic Corporation. They make a fantastic home entertainment system, and Fantastic needs active cooperation from the other players in its supply chain if it is going to increase its
A 2-Week Supply Chain Resilience Sprint: Map, Stress‑Test, Decide
In volatile markets, waiting months to understand where a supply chain is fragile is a luxury most teams no longer have. The purpose of a resilience sprint is simple: in two weeks or less than one month, we build a fast but faithful digital twin of your network using our tool SCM Globe Enterprise,
10 Small Supply Chain Changes, Massive Savings
Forget your supply chain digital transformation roadmap for a moment. Real gains are sitting in an MOQ no one has questioned since 2019, and a safety stock formula that treats your bestseller the same as slow-moving inventory. None of these make headlines, but these invisible inefficiencies
Stress-Test Your Supply Chain Before Disruption Hits
If recent years have taught supply chain professionals anything, it’s this: disruptions are not exceptions, they’re recurring events. Leading companies are now stress-testing their supply chains, not as a one-time project, but as a recurring capability. And with dedicated supply chain simulation
Supply Chain Planning in the Luxury World
The luxury industry is often misunderstood from a supply chain perspective. To outsiders, it may seem as higher price tags make planning easier. But in reality, luxury brands operate under intense constraints: they deal with low predictability, long and rigid production cycles, strict quality