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
Disaster Response Supply Chains: Flooding Scenario
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Challenges of Disaster Response (DR) Supply Chains and Humanitarian Logistics - decentralized decision-making in unpredictable environments. You are in charge of coordinating a major disaster response effort. You are working with a geographically dispersed team of people
Nepal Earthquake Disaster Response Supply Chain
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Using supply chain simulations for disaster response (DR) mission planning provides a framework for effective collaboration and coordination between logistics providers from Government, Military, NGO, and Commercial organizations. The more these organizations work together in a
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,
Java Furniture Company – Indonesia
CASE STUDY CONCEPT: Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) with simulations for business growth and supply chain risk management. You connect your laptop to the boardroom projector, and the company's supply chain appears on the big screen at the front of the room. People stop talking and
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
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
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