The Operations Stack

Process fundamentals to global supply chain strategy. Four simulations that build operational thinking across process management, inventory flow, and complex supply chain decision-making.

Operations, Supply Chain, and ProcessManagementStack
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Operations Management

Benihana

Establishes baseline concepts of flow and capacity utilization in a service environment.

Learning Objectives: Analyzing capacity and cycle time, optimizing batching strategies.

Total Time: 120 min

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Operations Management

Push vs. Pull Production

Directly contrasts the batching/queuing lessons of Benihana with the complexities of inventory and production flow in a multi-stage manufacturing process.

Learning Objectives: Production planning systems in a manufacturing supply chain

Total Time: Variable

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Supply Chain Management

Root Beer Game

Applies process and inventory knowledge to a multiplayer environment focused on communication breakdowns and unintended consequences in a complex system.

Total Time: 60 min

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Supply Chain Management

Global Supply Chain Management

Serves as a capstone by integrating demand forecasting, supply chain design, production allocation, and risk management into a holistic, strategic decision-making challenge for a global mobile phone manufacturer.

Learning Objectives: Product design, demand forecast, supplier selection, allocate production

Total Time: 60–120 min

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