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Learning World Compass: Virtual Campus & Community Orientation
Journal: Course Starter
Week 1: Framing the Challenge & SCM Foundations
Journal: Week 1 Starter
Resource Folder: Kick-off and Impulse Lecture Slides
Kick-Off Lecture
Activity: Explore the Supply Chain Map
Activity: Investigating Real-World Supply Chain Disruptions
Festo Challenge Overview
Challenge Deliverables
Unit 1: Supply Chain Journey Explorer: Coffee
Assignment 1: Supply Chain Journey Explorer - Coffee
Assignment 1: Supply Chain Journey Explorer
Impulse Lecture
Activity: Procurement — More Than Buying
Activity: Supplier Evaluation and KPI Challenge
Unit 2: Post Session Work
Assignment 2: Applying the Kraljic Matrix to Real Companies
Assignment 2: Applying the Kraljic Matrix to Real Companies
Hands-on: What Should the Organization Prioritize?
Knowledge Bite: Supply Chain and Purchasing Across Industries
Knowledge Bite: Industry-Specific Applications of Procurement and SCM
Assignment 3: Procurement Across Industries
Assignment 3: Procurement Across Industries
Discussion Forums
Week 1: Discussion Forum
Journal: Week 1
Week 2: Problem Structuring & Root Cause Analysis
Journal: Week 2 Starter
Unit 1: Learning World PreWork
Knowledge Bite: Managing Competing Priorities
Project Work I
Project Assignment: Milestone 1 - Understanding the Current State
Q+A: Project Work
Online Session & Resource Folder
Resource Folder: Online Sessions Slides
Unit 2: Network Design & Strategic Desision-Making
Knowledge Bite: SportsPol Case Introduction
Knowledge Bite: Fundamental Network Design Concepts
Knowledge Bite: Labor Cost, Automation & Location Strategy
Hands-On: Redesigning the SportsPol Network
Unit 3: Zebras, Ducks, & Differentials
Assignment 1: Horses or Zebras?
Assignment 1: Horses or Zebras?
Unit 4: Hypothesis-Driven Problem Solving: “Boiling the Ocean”
Knowledge Bite: Hypothesis-Driven Problem Solving “Boiling the Ocean”
Assignment 2: Avoiding “Boiling the Ocean”
Assignment 2: Avoiding “Boiling the Ocean”
Discussion Forums
Week 2: Discussion Forum
Advanced Reading & Sneak Preview
Journal: Week 2
Week 3: Stakeholder Perspective & Environmental Impact
Journal: Week 3 Starter
Unit 1: Demand, Supply, and S&OP
Activity: FreshBite Foods Faces Growing Planning Challenges
Knowledge Bite: Why Getting Quantities Right Matters
Knowledge Bite: Understanding Demand Forecasting
Knowledge Bite: Common Forecasting Methods
Hands-on: Building a Forecast Dashboard
Hands-on: When the Forecast Horizon Changes
Knowledge Bite: From Forecasting to Supply Planning
Knowledge Bite: Common Supply Planning Levers
Case Study: QuickTronics - Supply Planning in Practice
Knowledge Bite: Sales & Operations Planning: Bringing the Organization Together
Assignment 1: Balancing Demand, Supply, and Business Priorities
Unit 2: Procurement
Knowledge Bite: What Role Should Procurement Play?
Knowledge Bite: Procurement as a Strategic Business Partner
Hands-on: Why Procurement Transformation Is Difficult
Knowledge Bite: Stakeholder Expectations and the Supply Chain Environment
Assignment 2: FreshBite Procurement Transformation Recommendation
Unit 3: Stakeholder Perspectives and Trade-offs – Case Study
Assignment 3, part 1: Rana Plaza and Competing Stakeholder Perspectives
Assignment 3, part 2: Rana Plaza - Why Stakeholders Disagree
Assignment 3, part 3: The Rana Plaza Response Meeting
Assignment 3: The Rana Plaza Response Meeting
Discussion Forums
Week 3: Discussion Forum
Q+A Project Work
Journal: Week 3
Week 4: Developing and Comparing Solution Alternatives
Journal: Week 4 starter
Unit 1: Learning World PreWork
Hands-on: The FreshBite Strawberry Dilemma
Week 4 Forum
Online Session & Resource Folder
Resource Folder: Online Sessions Slides
Activity: FreshBite Inventory Budget Challenge
Project Work II
Project Assignment: Milestone 2 - Problem Analysis & Initial Solution Concepts
Q+A: Project Work
Unit 2: Inventory & Procurement
Knowledge Bite: Direct & Indirect Procurement
Assignment 1: Executive Voice Message
Assignment 1: Executive Voice Message
Assignment 2: Procurement Classification Matrix
Assignment 2: Procurement Classification Matrix
Assignment 2: Procurement Classification Matrix
Coaching Session 1
Resource Folder: Coaching Sessions Slides
Challenge Grading Sheet
Week 4 Action Plan
Discussion Forums
Week 4: Discussion Forum
Journal: Week 4
Week 5: Feasibility, Risk, & Implementation
Journal: Week 5 Starter
Unit 1: Transportation Links
Hands-on: Choosing the Right Transportation Mode
Assignment 1: The Shipping Container That Changed the World
Assignment 1: The Shipping Container That Changed the World
Unit 2: Infrastructure and Policy
Assignment 2: Infrastructure and Public Policy
Assignment 2: Infrastructure and Public Policy
Knowledge Bite: Transportation Networks & Public Policy
Hands-on: Strategic Decisions Beyond Short-Term Profit
Unit 3: Transportation Network Design
Knowledge Bite: Shipping Types
Assignment: Transportation Network Design Challenge
Assignment: Transportation Network Design Challenge
Discussion Forums
Week 5: Discussion Forum
Q+A: Project Work
Journal: Week 5
Week 6: Performance Measurement & Effectiveness Evaluation
Journal: Week 6 Starter
Online Session & Resource Folder
Resource Folder: Online Session Slides
Unit 1: Key Performance Indicators
Knowledge Bite: Only What Gets Measured Gets Done
Hands-on: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Unit 2: Designing Effective Supply Chain Performance Dashboards
Knowledge Bite: Setting the Right Incentives – And Avoiding the Pitfalls
Assignment 1 (part 1): Designing a Supply Chain Performance Dashboard
Knowledge Bite: Designing Effective KPIs
Assignment 1 (part 2): Reviewing and Improving Your KPI Framework
Assignment 1: Designing and Improving a Supply Chain Performance Dashboard
Unit 3: Perverse Incentives
Hands-on: Perverse Incentives – When Good Metrics Go Bad
Knowledge Bite: Avoiding Perverse Incentives
Assignment 2: Reviewing and Improving Your KPI Framework
Project Work III & IV
Project Assignment: Milestone 3 - Business Case
Project Assignment: Milestone 4 - Executive Recommendation and Final Presentation
Q+A: Project Work
Coaching Session 2
Resource Folder: Coaching Sessions Slides
Challenge Grading Sheet
Week 6 Action Plan
Discussion Forums
Week 6: Discussion Forum
Journal: Week 6
Week 7: Professional Reporting & Stakeholder Communication
Unit 1: Understanding Stakeholders in Supply Chain Decision-Making
Online Session & Resource Folder
Unit 2: Reflecting on Stakeholder Perspectives
Unit 3: Professional Business Communication
Unit 4: Responding to Stakeholder Questions and Objections
Discussion Forums
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Unit 3: Project Work
Discussion Forums
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Challenge in Supply Chain and Purchasing
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Julian Rossig
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Alexander Schöneseiffen
