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SourceRight: Strategic Procurement & Supplier Development

Simulation where learners act as CPO of a $1.8B retail chain, rebuilding procurement strategy using the Kraljic Portfolio Matrix, designing differentiated supplier relationships, executing sourcing events, making make-vs-buy decisions, and integrating sustainability alongside cost pressure

4 rounds Executive English, Español

Preview

Who it is for

An advanced simulation for participants used to working with the main frameworks and trade-offs of the subject, designed for executive education and experienced professionals.

How a session runs

  1. The instructor creates a session from the Eureka dashboard and invites the participants.
  2. Participants play 4 rounds. In each one they submit their decisions and the simulation calculates the results. The first round opens with: Portfolio Segmentation.
  3. The simulation can be run in English, Español.
  4. The instructor follows each participant's progress and results from the dashboard, and uses the class results for the debrief.

Decisions participants make

The decisions participants make during the simulation:

  • Leverage Categories (high profit impact, low supply risk)
  • Strategic Categories (high profit impact, high supply risk)
  • Bottleneck Categories (low profit impact, high supply risk)
  • Supplier Risk Monitoring Level
  • Leverage Category Sourcing Approach
  • Bottleneck Category Strategy
  • Strategic Supplier Development Budget ($M)
  • Sustainability Weight in Supplier Scorecard (%)
  • Response to Supplier Audit Failure
  • Packaging Category: Make or Buy?

What participants track

What participants follow on screen as the rounds go by:

  • Portfolio Segmentation
  • Category Strategy Design
  • Sustainability Integration
  • Stakeholder Governance

Subjects covered

Designed for courses in Supply Chain Management.

  • Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
  • Supplier Management & Supplier Development

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