Planspiel zu Produktionsmanagement
After successfully completing this course, students gain specialized knowledge in production control systems and can recall and apply a wide range of production control methods correctly. They are introduced to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) specific to production management on an operative and strategic level. They can interpret provided KPIs adequately and they can autonomously derive KPIs from raw data. Students are challenged with multi-layered production-planning problems. They can recognize interrelated cause-and-effect relationships, contrive solution approaches, and implement corrective measures. Moreover, they can condense their analysis into concise business reports. They improve their teamwork skills as the business game is played in teams of four. They coordinate their decisions and review potential outcomes as they understand cross-department trade-off relations within a simulated production facility. They are incentivized to think outside the box and autonomously organize their work. They can face complex production-planning problems and conquer them by stretching the possibilities afforded by a restricted toolset.
Content
In “The Fresh Connection” participants run a virtual company that produces orange juice. Students work in teams of four representing a corporate entity. Each student takes up a role as either the head of the purchasing, sales, operations, or supply chain department. Throughout the game, the students are making strategic and tactical decisions in their department. It is of utmost importance for the department heads to cooperate by aligning their local decisions such that they adhere to the chosen global business strategy. The students learn from analyzing/observing the simulated outcomes of their decisions. Particular emphasis is put on topics such as management of perishable goods, supply chain reliability, risk management, transportation planning, batch and frequency management, external collaboration, and operations planning.