Practical Problem Solving and
                Information Management in
             Customer - Supplier Networks.

Suppply Chain

A highly versatile, practical training resource which offers trainers a dynamic addition to their repertoire in a wide variety of situations.

Supply Chain illustrates the complexities of working within organisations and the need to balance personal, functional and organisational goals and targets in order to be successful.

The activity kit contains all the equipment and information required to offer two different activities:

"Source or Sink" - an exploration of the dynamics of customer/supplier relationships and the efficiency of supply chains.

"Networking" - a team-based problem solving exercise.

Both variations have the common feature of requiring the full involvement of all participants as success depends on effective team working and communication. The situations developed during these exercises have obvious workplace parallels, making transference of the learning back to the workplace achievable with a high degree of impact.

"Networking"
Each participant is connected via a rope link to the other members of a network, which has been chosen by the facilitator. Participants move a colour-coded set of chain links around this network in accordance with rules governing their flow. Each participant has a prescribed sequence of chain links which, they must remove from the flow in order to achieve their individual target. Once an individual has achieved their target they can no longer take an active part in the flow. The overall aim is for members to achieve their individual target.

"Source or Sink"
The members of the participating group are arranged into a network form which has been selected by the facilitator to give either a requisite degree of complexity, or as being representative of the real workplace network occupied by the participants.

This training exercise is particularly useful where:

• customer/supplier relationships need increased efficiency
• employees need to take increased responsibility for customer relations
• the dynamics of business networks need to be demonstrated
• there is an intention to design or redesign business networks
• customer focussed teamwork is seen to be valuable
• network problems need to be explored and resolved
• problem solving skills need to be developed
• a balance between individual and team targets needs to be achieved.

Duration:     40 minutes + Debrief

Numbers:     6 to 12 delegates (for each training activity)

Cost to buy (including a trainer's manual) to facilitate it yourself: £489 + delivery and VAT (UK Only).

We will also run this business game for you: please Email: games@elitetraining.co.uk or call +44 (0) 1473 610320

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Elite Training European Limited is a leading UK corporate team building and business games training company. We will be pleased to arrange business simulation games, training exercises or team building activities anywhere in the UK or Europe.

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