What is The Fresh Connection ?
- Informative web-based Business simulation
- Sophisticated experiential learning tool
- Rewarding team building opportunity
- Advanced method to initiate change
- Opportunity to increase cross-functional awareness
"The Fresh Connection is a valuable tool for developing cross-functional partnerships with key stakeholders in the value chain; focused on driving profitability through collaboration to achieve a common vision allowing alignment of functional goals to meet company objectives. The keys to success are: education, behavioural change, team work, collaboration and partnership – all values which are entrenched in The Fresh Connection."
Parker Kapp: Senior Manager from a leading multi-national FMCG company
Learning Formats
Dependent upon organisational requirements and desired learning outcomes The Fresh Connection provides companies with numerous learning formats to ensure business objectives are met. Ranging from a focus on team building and partnerships, through to corporate strategy and structured communication processes such as S&OP, the varying depths of learning experience include:
- Open competition: Ideal for team building and increasing cross-functional awareness of the end-to-end Supply Chain.
- In-company workshops: Can be structured in a number of ways and includes learning interventions to support the use of the simulation. Typically engaging a crossfunctional group of Middle or Senior Managers, some of the key learning’s include strategy into action, structured communication, the need for collaboration, demand management, product rationalisation, and tradeoffs.
- Integration into ongoing in-company learning programs: Leading organisation around the world have identified the value of The Fresh Connection as a tool to engage management, teach core competencies, build partnerships, improve collaboration, manage change, and drive company profitability through achieving a shared vision and alignment through the organisation.