Topics covered by The Fresh Connection
The Fresh Connection operates in a make-to-stock environment. The game was designed to train teams in making strategic and tactical decisions.
General themes
- Strategy into action
- Working together across functions
- Trade offs
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Sales |
SCM |
| Internal collaboration and integration |
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| SCOR-KPIs and SLAs |
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| Sales and operations planning |
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| Supply chain strategy (efficiency vs. responsiveness) |
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| Supply chain risk management |
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| Sustainable supply chains |
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| Decoupling points |
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| Global vs. local supply chains |
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| Single vs. multiple sourcing |
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| Total cost of ownerhip |
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| Kraljic and reverse matrix |
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| Supplier development |
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| Logistic product characteristic model (packaging vs. value density) |
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| VMI/supplier development |
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| Lean/SMED |
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| Production lay-out (production lines, skills etc.) |
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| Capacity management |
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| Manufacturing consolidation centers |
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| VMI/collaborative forecasting |
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| Demand management/forecasting |
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| Inventory management/obsoletes/service levels |
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