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The Fresh Connection

The Fresh Connection: a virtual learning environment

The Fresh Connection is an internet game for supply chain profesisionals. Conceived, developed and supported by experts in the field of supply chain management. During seven weekly rounds, teams are to save a fruit juice maker from its downfall. Advanced simulation software calculates the consequences of the strategic and tactical decisions the teams take.

Steep learning curve

With The Fresh Connection you grant yourself, your colleagues or your employees the steepest learning curve possible. Learning by gaming. Experience what it is like to design and manage a modern supply chain. Make a strategy work in practice. Convince your teammates with thorough analyses but don’t get lost in details. Learn to cooperate and take decisions with the entire supply chain in mind, instead of just your department.

Serious game

The Fresh Connection is an internet game. A serious game. The game, on the one hand, offers participants a save environment where decisions do not have consequences for daily practice. The competitive element, on the other hand, makes participants wanting to win the game. This combination results in a surprising learning benefit, much greater than ever could be reached with a conventional training.

Competition and learning program

Competition

The national competition for the title Supply Chain Team 2010 will be played in seven weekly rounds, starting on Monday February 1, 2010. The best performing teams will be invited for the final event, an inspiring event, during which they will play several more rounds.

Learning program

To maximize the learning benefit for the participants, a balanced learning program is offered around the competition:

Team performance report. Teams receive extensive feedback in a report on the choices they made during the game and on how they performed on the different parts of the game in comparison with other teams.

Finale event visit. The competition finals will take place on March 24th, 2010. All teams will be invited to the Supply Chain World Event in Brussels Expo to play the final rounds of ‘The Fresh Connection’. In parallel, several supply chain management opinion leaders will give a presentation and various workshops on supply chain management will take place. At the end of the day the public (the teams as well as the visitors to the Event) will vote for the public prize winner. Later that evening, it will be announced who can call themselves the ‘Best Supply Chain Team of the Year’ during the exclusive evening dinner

Training and evaluation afterwards. During a day of training by an experienced trainer/consultant, teams get feedback on specific topics of the game.

Rates

500 € per team for participation to the competition and the final gamers event on March 24^th, 2010. Inclusive access to Supply Chain World congress.
500 € per team for the team performance report.
1000 € per team for a day training and evaluation afterwards.
1000 € for participation to the exclusive evening dinner (award) for 4 persons. Also individual registration is possible (250 € per person)
Or the total package for 2800 € per team (= 200 € reduction!).

Competition 2009/2010

And the winner is .... (Click here).

About the initiator

The initiators and organizers of the game are MÖBIUS, Mediapartner Business Logistics and Vlerick Leuven Ghent Management School.

Learn more

Would you like to register or learn more. Visit www.thefreshconnection.be

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