CELEMI PartnerStock™ is for anyone whose decisions impact the supply chain, including roles in supply chain, operations, procurement, sales, finance, and leadership. It is especially effective for cross-functional teams.
The simulation focuses on a manufacturing company struggling with excess inventory and poor cash flow. Participants must address root causes such as demand variability, production constraints, supplier issues, and internal decision-making.
CELEMI PartnerStock™ covers a broad set of supply chain concepts that influence end-to-end performance. Participants experience how demand variation and local decisions can create system-wide effects, including the bullwhip effect. The simulation also addresses buffer strategies and stocking points, fluctuating forecasts and how they are shared with suppliers, and the root causes of demand variability.
In addition, CELEMI PartnerStock™ highlights practical operational challenges such as missing parts, quality problems, production bottlenecks, last-minute changes to production plans, and the trade-offs between make-to-order and make-to-stock strategies. Customer expectations around lead times and service levels are integrated throughout the simulation.
Teams respond to realistic supply chain challenges by allocating limited resources to different actions. Each decision leads to measurable outcomes on inventory, customer service, and profitability, followed by facilitator-led debriefs that connect decisions to real-world supply chain principles.
Participants learn how to balance inventory, service levels, and profitability. The simulation builds practical understanding of cause and effect, improves cross-functional collaboration, and strengthens day-to-day supply chain decision-making.