Supply Chain Simulations > Planning

Master Supply Chain Planning and Gain Competitive Advantage

Efficient supply chains start with expert planning. Zensimu provides hands-on, interactive environments to practise real strategies like Material Requirements Planning (MRP), demand forecasting, and inventory optimization.

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Give your teams a critical edge to successful supply chain management

How not just to navigate, but thrive in uncertainty? What are the tools effective supply chain managers need to avoid costly pitfalls in a fast-paced environment? How does a streamlined operation order and deliver with accuracy?

Zensimu Planning Model Simulations allow players to practice real supply chain planning decisions, such as forecasting, MRP, inventory optimization, and more!

What’s more, instructors are free to customize game scenarios based on specific industry or company challenges, dynamics, and environment.

With Zensimu’s intuitive and immersive simulations, participants quickly learn how to:

Build and adjust demand forecasts.

Run MRP-style planning cycles.

Manage inventory under uncertainty.

Manage the impact of planning decisions.

Zensimu planning games are challenging, educational, and fun!

Easy to start and host, our game simulations assign up to 200 players grouped in teams to manage a different step in the value chain.

The goal is to fulfill client orders and keep costs to a minimum by successfully creating demand and supply plans using various methods and parameters.

Teamwork is key. Communicate regularly, keep an eye on each other’s plans, and coordinate to optimize inventory and meet customer expectations!

Examples of supply chain planning concepts that can be simulated with Zensimu:

Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

Demand forecasting

Inventory optimization

Minimum order quantities (MOQs)

Batch sizes

Safety stock rules

Zensimu-powered classroom and training sessions in 3 easy steps!

1. Setting up

Instructors have an extensive set of features and options for creating customized Planning Model simulations based on unique company and industry challenges.

2. Hosting

Once your game is set up, you can send player invites and launch your game in a matter of seconds!

3. Debriefing

The game may be over, but the learning is not! Review automatically generated post-game analysis and statistics.

Technical requirements? Not so much.

Instructors and players just need to access a web browser on their phones or computers with a stable internet connection.

Zensimu provides supportive powerpoint files, explanatory videos, and instantly creates debriefing reports and charts, plus PDF and Excel exports, at the end of each game.