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Learnings TFC Dry run session

Exchanging experiences & insights on the added value of The Fresh Connection Business Game with practitioners active in the industry sector

Danny.boeykens@mobius.eu

Frank.roch@mobius.eu

Stephanie.felt@mobius.eu

15th of February 2012 @HQ MÖBIUS

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Experience the value of cross-functional

teaming

Learn how strategy alignment &

execution is key to success.

Get a clear insight in the dynamics of the

total value chain

Become aware of your bottom line

impact.

Main strenghts of TFC bus.game

Main strenghts of TFC bus.game •Agree an approach for the team

•S&OP = teamwork

•Emphasize cross-functional discussions!

•No improvement without cross-functional thinking

•Can be used as a teambuilding exercise, also makes the case for job rotation

•Cross-functional discussion: align to common KPI's

•Shows clearly the importance of collaboration

•Improve cross-functional working, thinking, cooperation

•Suited for cross-functional understanding

Experience the value of cross-

functional teaming (9)

•Clear reporting

•Very user-friendely interface

•Thought generation tool

•Enough complexity to be challenging

•Adapted to all levels of experience (one can go as deep as he/she wants)

•Integrated business game

•Immediate result on decision

•Direct result on action (fast feedback)

Quality of

the Bus. Game (8)

•Understanding environment is important

•Total SC thinking (need to sit together)

•Spread of the functions. Learnings from other departnments and effects on the actions taken

•Quick understanding of impact decisions on the entire value chain

•Nice game for salespeople to understand impact of their decisions on other functions

•Each role impacts the other

•Gives insights in funcitonal disciplines that arent' yours

•Gained insight in potential complexity of busines cases/situation

Get a clear insight in the dynamics of

the total value chain (8)

Main strenghts of TFC bus.game

•Strategy first but be consistent

•Stick to your strategy

•Strategy is needed but execution is key

Learn how strategy alignment &

execution is key to success (3)

•Very good to make people aware of the impact of changes on company results!

•Results express in $. See the effect of your actions on the bottom line

•You can run a business on KPI's

Learn to think & act in ‘$’ - KPI

driven (3)

•Top players don' t make a top team without a coach

•A lot of Fun!

•Facilitates interaction progressively

•Shows how easy you can get lost in detailed data

•Could be useful to convince students to choose for a job in SC and/or operations

Varia (5)

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Adapt the format according to profile,

available time, knowledge, context,

…

Secure the team learnings via

organisational transformation.

Be aware of the overload in

information and high complexity.

Provide enough support/feedback coaching/training to maximise the

learning.

Main areas of attention

Main areas of attention for TFC bus.game •Missed a 3d round to finish

•More time needed to process information & communicate

•Level of complexity for short sessons?

•More background (theory) could be given for non professionals

•With a wide group of functions you can not go deep enough in the individual matter

•Very 'food' related

•Too far away from the businss I am in?

•Too quick/short

•You will always have criticisms regarding the setup

Adapt the format according to

profile, available time, knowledge,

context, … (9)

•How to translate strategy into execution?

•Impact of some optional actions is not known

•Some support for S&OP development (checklist?)

•Provide sufficient feedback explanations on why the ROI is going down/up (avoid black box) (it is a need)

•Feedback on 'wrong' decisions?

•No simple what if simulation or sensitivity info available

•Initial explanations are not sufficient

•Low coaching during the rounds

Provide enough support

feedback/coaching to maximise the

learning (8)

•Overload of information to digest if you are not familiar with SC

•Pre-reading of concepts & terminologies used in the game (minor point)

•Potentially overwhelming (complexity)

•Easy to loose yourself in details

Be aware of the overload in

information & high complexity (4)

Main areas of attention for TFC bus.game

•It is a game, you need the extra step to reflect and translate for your organisation

•A game will not always solve organisational problems

Secure the team learnings via

organisational transformation (2)

•Complexity increased to include even common KPI's accross functions

•Isn't HR also an important mgt function to be considered as a separate role?

Extra functionality (2)

•What model is behind? too theoretical?

•Rather short term focus on ROI

•How to position TFC in an education curriculum? Go to market model. Varia (3)

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Thank you for your enthusiasm

& for your valuable input!