There was a time when it just came in either black or white, but as with everything in life the ‘designer’ culture is now rife within that most sacred of all office rituals – the coffee break. And this makes the business of coffee trading a pretty lively place to be, where excellent market intelligence combined with the ability to respond quickly and effectively to ever-changing consumer trends are essential qualities for the successful trader. The supply chain within this dynamic business game starts with the producers, then come the traders (that’s you), your customers (the large outlet chains) and finally the ever-fickle consumers. This captures the essence of New Economy Team working, where the ‘team’ encompasses the whole supply chain. During each phase of the game the consumers dictate the latest taste trends, which in turn enables the customers to announce which particular blends of beans they will require, leaving you the traders with the challenge of buying beans from the right producers in order to produce blends that you can actually sell. Simple?
Now consider the fact that your relationship, and hence buying power, varies from one producer to another; that trends can be predicted in advance through networking information with other traders, strategic alliances can be formed between groups of traders, and there’s a world coffee crisis looming somewhere during the game, and you have a fast paced, dynamic and highly thought provoking game which will fire up any conference programme. On it’s own, Bean Around The World makes a highly effective conference energiser, putting delegates in a positive and receptive frame of mind. Add a review and analysis session and you have an excellent vehicle for building real commitment to customer focus; and exploring such issues as short term productivity versus long term strategy, trust building and win-win negotiating, managing customer and supplier needs within a complex supply chain, and the power of information.
Key Issues
Ø Customer focus
Ø Cross functional working
Ø Planning and strategy
Ø Value of information and negotiation
Ø Dealing with changing market forces
Ø Fun and networking
Ø Maximising opportunities
Related Categories
[Team Work]
[Strategy and Planning]
[Negotiation Activities for Teams]
[Leadership Team Activities]
[Indoor Activities for Teams]
[Fun & Themes Activities]
[Team Change]
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