The Frigero on-line simulation: experiencing supply chain strategy and management in a virtual team

Rhodes, Edward and Carter, Ruth (2005). The Frigero on-line simulation: experiencing supply chain strategy and management in a virtual team. In: Third International Conference on Open and Distance Learning ICODL 05, 11-13 Nov 2005, Patras, Greece.

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This paper reports the design, development, implementation and success of an on-line simulation, one component of postgraduate course on Supply Chain Innovation, Strategy and Management (T882) at the UK Open University. Students learn through participation in virtual teams managing a five year supply chain improvement programme (SCIP) for 'Frigero', a company manufacturing refrigerators.

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