Smoothie Supply Chain
Trade for ingredients, blend the recipe and sell the perfect smoothie.
About
Smoothie Supply Chain puts your teams inside a fast-growing global beverage company. Each team runs one division, dealing with international deliveries, tight deadlines and plenty of logistics challenges.
Every division has a recipe, but the ingredients it needs are held by other divisions. To make its smoothie, each team must negotiate trade agreements that move resources to where they are needed. Good relationships between divisions quickly become the most valuable asset in the room.
When the ingredients arrive, teams blend and taste their smoothies, then create a marketing campaign and strategy and present it to the group.
Along the way, the company faces complex distribution problems, and teams must show how, by working together, they can also reduce its carbon footprint.
Learning outcomes
Smoothie Supply Chain is a fun, fast business simulation. Teams use real management skills and strategic thinking to solve a supply chain challenge that feels very close to everyday work.
The relaxed setting encourages people to take risks, build networks and improve their communication as the game develops.
Collaboration is key. The game shows exactly what goes wrong when divisions work in silos and becomes a strong metaphor for cross-functional teamwork, since every team depends on the others. Teams quickly see that helping another division often helps their own.
By the end, the group has managed one shared project, made sure every division got what it needed and seen how customer promises depend on a working supply chain. It is a memorable lesson with a refreshing reward.
Program flow
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Company briefing
Each team takes over a division and receives its recipe and starting resources.
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Negotiate
Divisions make trade deals to get every ingredient their recipe needs.
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Fix the logistics
Teams solve distribution problems and look for ways to cut the carbon footprint.
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Blend and taste
Each team blends its smoothie and checks it matches the recipe.
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Pitch
Teams present a marketing campaign for their smoothie to the whole group.
What is included
Included
- Dedicated facilitation team
- Smoothie ingredients and blending equipment
- Recipes and trading materials
- Marketing campaign materials
- Presentations and results
Not included
- Venue fees
- Food and beverages
- AV equipment
- Local transportation
- Custom printing
Frequently asked questions
What is the group size range?
10 to 500 guests, working in smaller teams.
How much time does it take?
About 1.5 hours from start to finish.
Do we need logistics experience?
No. Everything is explained in the game, and the relaxed format encourages new ideas.
Can it run indoors or outdoors?
It is set up indoors, in a meeting room, ballroom or event hall.
Do we get to taste the smoothies?
Yes. Teams blend and taste their smoothies before building their marketing campaign.
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