In a recent online Q&A session we got good questions and used features of the software and online guide to demonstrate answers. We cut out ten short video clips. The title of each clip says what it’s about. You can start at the top of the playlist and the clips will play one after the other. Or
Zara Clothing Company Supply Chain
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Zara's Unique Business Model is Driven by Its Supply Chain Capabilities. Zara changes its clothing designs every two weeks on average, while competitors change their designs every two or three months. It carries about 11,000 distinct items per year in thousands of stores
Alexander the Great Needed Great Supply Chains
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Military Logistics 101 — “An Army Marches on Its Stomach.” In the spirit of the saying, “amateurs talk strategy and professionals talk logistics”, lets look at the campaigns of Alexander the Great. For those who think that his greatness was only due to his ability to dream up
Ancient Silk Road – First Global Supply Chain
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Timeless Supply Chain Challenges -- Inventory, Location, Transportation, and The Bullwhip Effect. You are head of the largest merchant trading house on the Silk Road. It is the year 210 AD, and the long prosperity of the Pax Romana has created strong demand in the Roman Empire
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 Chain Managers Need Good Mental Models for Effective Decision Making -- see the big picture, know what you are doing, and understand why. You have just been promoted to the head of a large trading corporation dealing in olive oil. This company is owned by one of the
Nepal Earthquake Disaster Response Supply Chain
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Mission & Operations Planning (M&OP) for Disaster Response Supply Chains - an organizing framework to promote effective collaboration between different disaster response logistics providers. Earthquakes are not uncommon in the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains. But
Battle of Smolensk – 1941 Invasion of Russia
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Battle Strategy and Logistics are Two Sides of the Same Coin. "There is nothing more common than to find considerations of supply affecting the strategic lines of a campaign and a war." - Carl von Clausewitz The path taken by the German Army in its advance on Moscow in the