The Blue Connection

General Data
Academic program	Incoming Exchange Student Courses			:
Type d'EC	Classes (LIIEXP07ETheBlueConnec)
Lectures : 2h00 Tutorials : 18h00 Total duration : 20h00	Status : Obligatoire	Period : Semester 7_SupplyChain	Education language : English

Learning Outcomes
• 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.

Content
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.

Content

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.

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