The Blue Connection

Données Générales
Programme Académique	ECAM LaSalle Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Programme			Responsable(s) Module :
Type d'EC : Cours	The Blue Connection (LIIEEng07ETheBlueConnec)
TD : 18h00 Cours : 4h00 Durée totale: 22h00	Status	Periode Semester 7	Langue d'enseignement :

Objectifs Généraux
• Recognize and distinguish the stakes and advantages of a circular supply chain and circular economy. • Assess the performance of a circular supply chain and combine different circular strategies • Design a transformation strategy from a linear supply chain to a circular supply chain.

Contenu
Business simulation THE BLUE CONNECTION (publisher INCHAINGE) which students will play via a web interface (in English). ECAM La Salle is a forerunner in the deployment of this game (we work in parallel with professors from HEC). The game takes place in 6 to 8 rounds, the students work in teams of 3 or 4 and each plays the role of a manager within the fictitious company The Blue Connection: - Sales management - Purchasing/design department - Supply chain management - Finance department The company sells bicycles (only one model) to 3 different customers and is in great financial difficulty. The goal of this game is to make the company profitable while developing a circular economy. In each round, the students test and deploy a circularity or life extension strategy (maintenance/warranty, refurbishment, remanufacturing, recycling). In the final rounds, they must choose their own strategy, implement it and explain it in an individual report.

Contenu

Business simulation THE BLUE CONNECTION (publisher INCHAINGE) which students will play via a web interface (in English). ECAM La Salle is a forerunner in the deployment of this game (we work in parallel with professors from HEC). The game takes place in 6 to 8 rounds, the students work in teams of 3 or 4 and each plays the role of a manager within the fictitious company The Blue Connection:
- Sales management
- Purchasing/design department
- Supply chain management
- Finance department The company sells bicycles (only one model) to 3 different customers and is in great financial difficulty.
The goal of this game is to make the company profitable while developing a circular economy. In each round, the students test and deploy a circularity or life extension strategy (maintenance/warranty, refurbishment, remanufacturing, recycling). In the final rounds, they must choose their own strategy, implement it and explain it in an individual report.

Prérequis
- Module Industrial Organization (Common core – S5) - Pathway Industrial Engineering & Supply Chain Management (S6) - Internship between EENG3 and EENG4

Bibliographie
E. Weenk, R. Henzen, “Mastering the Circular Economy”, 2021 Ed Weenk YouTube channel Closing the Loop moovie on youtube