Org SIM

Today Clarissa, Stephanie, Bank, Mai, and I joined HCP '08 in a business simulation.
As I read the materials for "FoodCorp International," I realized how I could implement some of the concepts we have learned so far in JP's class. As President and CEO of the company, I decided to focus on areas that were filled with muda including the distribution process. I saw a lot of potential use fo JIT and 6 Sigma, but did not have enough time to go over these aspects of the company because we only had 5 hours to solve multiple problems ranging from employee turnover, to acquisitions, to sales mix.
I failed to implement any plans for databases, but I will admit that Mai, being on the other team, introduced a great idea for one. I especially liked the idea of having something that send e-coupons to phones when people get in a certain range of the grocery stores and products.
It was great to see how we might utilize our classroom knowledge in the real world.
Well done Sim participants! Thanks for making it a successful day.
PS- even though my team won, we would have kicked ass if we had all been on the same team : )