In the dynamic and unpredictable world of global commerce, supply chains have never faced greater demands or uncertainties. Enterprises now, more than ever, must find solutions capable of adapting rapidly to shifting markets, managing disruptions, optimizing logistics in real-time, or at the very
Fantastic Corporation – Unexpected Disruptions
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Managing Supply Chain Risk through Resiliency and Supplier Selection. Global supply chains can suddenly present you with unexpected challenges. They are more unpredictable than local or regional supply chains because there are so many more players involved. And because they
Fantastic Corporation – Global Supply Chain
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Challenges of Managing and Coordinating a Global Supply Chain. Fantastic Corporation designs and makes a fantastic new home entertainment center with widescreen HD TV and surround sound. It performs to demanding specifications and delivers impressive results. Customer demand
Zara Clothing Company Supply Chain
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: The Zara supply chain drives its successful business model. Run simulations of the Zara supply chain to see how it works, and how to improve it. Zara changes its clothing designs every two weeks on average, while competitors change their designs every two or three months. It
Ancient Silk Road – First Global Supply Chain
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
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
Cincinnati Seasonings
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: The central challenge of most supply chains is to meet product demand (be responsive), while also reducing inventory and operating costs (be efficient). You will learn about this challenge as the supply chain manager for a company called “Cincinnati Seasonings” in Cincinnati,