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What is Supply Chain Management?
5 Steps to Successful Supplier Selection
Bullwhip Effect: Still Snapping After All These Years
Putting Strategy into Strategic Sourcing
What is High Flexibility Scheduling?
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Supply Chain Strategy Preparation
Sales and Operations Planning
Demand Management
Forecasting COVID-19
Common Calculations

“The Fresh Connection is a great way to learn and practice how collaboration can lead to customer satisfaction and financial success.”

Al Becker, Continuous Improvement Expert
Woodward

“The Supply Chain Management course, with The Fresh Connection, provides a holistic approach to learning in a way which pushes an organization to collaborate and work together to maximize customer satisfaction and return on investment.”

Tony Tills, Director of Operations
O.penVAPE

“The Fresh Connection is a great learning tool which makes you think like an executive. You must link supply chain strategy to the business strategy and deal with the financial ramifications of your decisions.”

Paul Vanderspek, Clinical Professor of Supply Chain Management
Colorado State University

“I really enjoyed the Supply Chain Management course from Transformance Advisors. It was great to step back from the daily grind to learn about best practices and then challenge ourselves to apply the concepts in our organization.”

Sandy Rose, Planning Manager
APW Wyott

“The best part about The Fresh Connection experience were the rapid-fire troubleshooting conversations with my teammates. We were up against very talented competitors which made us think hard and fast about solving the problems.”

Cate Lawrence, Principal
Lawrence Research Associates

“The Supply Chain Management program, from Loyola University Chicago, in collaboration with Transformance Advisors was an awesome experience. The faculty was extremely knowledgeable in all facets of supply chain and helped those new to the material, like myself, get acclimated to the supply chain real-world environment.”

Ramon Villanueva, Supply Coordinator
Constellation Brands

“The Fresh Connection brought a level of excitement to the classroom which I had never experienced before. I enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate with my teammates to save our failing company”

Ally Conrad, Events Manager
Transformance Advisors

“The Supply Chain Management course was an outstanding opportunity to enhance my career as shipping coordinator. I now have a very strong understanding of the whole supply chain process. I really enjoyed this course!”

Hope Cook, Shipping Coordinator
SKF Aerospace Sealing Solutions

“The Fresh Connection simulation is the best tool I have seen for gaining an understanding of how decisions by various functional areas are intertwined with other areas and have a direct impact on ROI.”

Hugh Finerty, Director Marketing and Development
Alliance International Inc

“I recommend the Supply Chain Management course to people, like me, who are senior operations leaders responsible for ensuring their processes are leveraging best practices and staying current with new developments and emerging trends.”

Thom Mandl, President
Pelsue

“You don’t just jump into a fighter jet to tear around the sky before making a spectacular crash landing. You need to spend time in a simulator!”

Timon Martin, Flight Simulation Guru

“The Fresh Connection simulation is a replica of current situation in the US with the supply chain management issues caused by Covid-19.”

Dare Abiola, LSUS MBA Candidate
LSUS MBA

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“The Fresh Connection business simulation is a great way to learn the importance of collaboration, how decisions made in one area affect all other areas. and how to improve overall performance.”

Rich Mittan, Senior Tax Specialist
H&R Block

“The Supply Chain Management course, utilizing The Fresh Connection simulation, was a great way to learn the impact of your decisions in a no risk environment. Great course!”

Larry Simon, Director
APICS Fox River

“The quality of information provided in the Supply Chain Management course, from Transformance Advisors, was key to our experience. It was presented in a way which allowed our team to immediately incorporate improvements into our business analysis and sales presentation processes.”

Jim Fussell, Executive Vice President
eShipping

“The Supply Chain Management course is much more relevant for today’s organizations than other courses I have taken in the past. The course provided me with the knowledge organizations were asking for during my search for a new job.”

Kristina Bozzer, Sr Production Planner
Woodward

“The Supply Chain Management course helped me understand industry lingo, key concepts, and why it is so important to have a knowledgeable supply chain team.”

Kali Osborn, Materials Engineer
Avago Technologies

“The Supply Chain Management Course was a great learning experience. During The Fresh Connection business simulation, I enjoyed working in teams, learning from others points of view, and collaborating to see the cause and effect relationship of our decisions.”

Deborah Bickerstaff, Master Scheduler
SKF Aerospace Sealing Solutions

“The Fresh Connection is a realistic simulation tool which creates a dynamic real world situation. Students quickly learn about the interactive effects of various business decisions and how they relate to creating a competitive advantage.”

Shail Godambe, Teacher
Northern Illinois University

“The Fresh Connection simulation is an awesome element of the Certified Lean Practitioner course – it helps you to apply the course material and learn without fear.”

Lisa Stelter, LSUS MBA Candidate
LSUS MBA

“The Fresh Connection is a challenging test of decision making, commercial awareness, and learning agility which requires each individual to understand the impact of their role and actions on the profitability of the whole business.”

Adam Lockwood, Supply Development Manager
Mars UK

“The Fresh Connection business simulation provides an exceptional means for learning how to lead a business by practicing collaboration and consensus building.”

Al Becker, Continuous Improvement Expert
Woodward

“The Fresh Connection is an exceptional tool for gaining a deeper understanding of the cross-functional collaboration which must occur for organizations to compete and win.”

Ally Conrad, Events Manager
Transformance Advisors

“The Fresh Connection provided a true challenge, just as I see daily in my own organization”

Ronald Simon, LSUS MBA Candidate
LSUS MBA

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