Supply Chain Simulation
Is your supply chain team ready for the Fresh Connection Challenge 2012?
The Fresh Connection is a Supply Chain Simulation game, an exciting learning tool which is relevant to ALL personnel in the Supply Chain. Register now to ensure your teams’ place in the first Global Challenge of The Fresh Connection. From 5th March 2012 participants from around the world will have the task to save the fictional company, The Fresh Connection, from financial ruin.
The challenge: to collaborate with fellow team members, craft a strategy, integrate decisions, implement change, make effective strategic and tactical decisions, and to completely transform The Fresh Connection company so as to make it as profitable as possible.
The SAPICS team is ready to play – come join us!!
Why you should sign up for a team Today!
- It’s a great way for your Supply Chain team to challenge and test its learning and knowledge
- It is inexpensive - in fact it is very cost effective
- Only a couple of hours a week to play
- Your team could be the National Supply Chain team of the year and receive recognition for this at the Supply chain education excellence awards 2012
- Do well and you may find yourself on your way to Europe to represent the SAPICS Supply Chain Community to play in the international playoffs.
- A great way to earn points towards your CPIM & CSCP maintenance
- Working towards your CPIM & CSCP designation? It’s a great way to obtain valuable knowledge that will help you with these studies
- Provides a platform for you to experiment with new ideas and test strategy in a non-threatening, non-risk environment
- Provides an opportunity for cross functional relationships to be explored
Click here for a trial version of the game
What is it going to cost?
If booked and paid by 31st January 2012 = R5,500 per team ex VAT
If booked and paid after 1st February 2012 = R6,250 per team ex VAT
SAPICS members are offered a 10% discount on the registration fees!
Optional Team Evaluation reports will be available at R4,600 per team (ex VAT)
Registration deadline Wednesday 29th February 2012
- What will you need to participate?!
- 4 people who are prepared to work as a team, have fun and learn
- Computers – you don’t even have to be in the same place if you each have a computer
- An internet connection for each computer
- Only a couple of hours a week for 12 weeks
Sign up now! Be a part of the challenge!!
The game commences on 5th March 2012!!!
