The Kinaxis Supply Chain game is an updated version of the classic Beer Game, an educational game that is used to experience typical coordination problems of a supply chain process, from MIT.
This three-hour workshop, held on September 30, 2024, from 1:00–4:00pm, is perfect – and fun! – for your entire team to work through how to solve problems in the supply chain process.
This Mini Boot Camp will be held in person only at the Monona Terrace, 1 John Nolen Dr, Madison, WI. Attend as a team and get a discount! Learn more about the group discount.
This Mini Boot Camp is being offered as part of a series on Monday, September 30, 2024, the day before our 26th Annual Conference.
What's this all about?
This game 1) teaches supply chain coordination and the bullwhip effect, 2) is online with a clean interface, and 3) is built for four players. Instead of beer, this game makes cookies – which makes it more business-friendly! It teaches the same lessons as the Beer Game but has three innovations that enhance its educational value:
- Live leaderboard – players love the competition and seeing how they do in real-time. It is more than just fun— when teams aren’t doing well, it can make them do things that make the bullwhip worse or start to blame other nodes. All good lessons that happen in real supply chains.
- Teams play with a timer – from the practical side, it keeps the class together by preventing some groups from taking forever to make decisions. More importantly, the timer helps simulate the pressure of the real world.
- Concurrent version – first students play the standard version (which mirrors the original Beer Game); then, after a discussion, the students play the concurrent version. In this version, there is no information lead time, and every node can see the status of every other node. This gives the students a chance to learn about the value of information sharing and how to collaborate better.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is designed for supply chain leaders, demand planners, S&OP process owners, sales staff that support customer demand forecasting, and anyone who wants to understand why forecasting and inventory planning aren’t as easy as you might think! It’s especially valuable for those who want to better understand, optimize, or transform their company’s Sales & Operations Planning and/or Collaborative Forecasting processes.
About Fitzgerald Akhibi
Fitzgerald Akhibi is a Business Consultant responsible for demonstrating key technology and business value drivers of Kinaxis’ Supply Chain Orchestration solution, Maestro.
Prior to his current role, he held leadership positions in Kinaxis’ Global Customer Care teams in Ottawa and Tokyo.
A lifelong Arsenal fan, Fitzgerald holds a Master’s of Engineering degree from University of Ottawa, a Management Science degree from University of Waterloo, and has completed Cornell University’s Change Management program.
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