What the Game Is About
Plan. Forecast. Manage.
"KADENA" is a simulation of a real situation in supply chain management. You make decisions from raw material ordering to product delivery to market under changing demand and competition.
Forecast demand. Manage inventory. Reduce costs. An online simulation for learning logistics and supply chains in real time.
Top managers of manufacturing and trading companies order KADENA so their teams can see supply chain management problems through their own decisions.
"KADENA" is a simulation of a real situation in supply chain management. You make decisions from raw material ordering to product delivery to market under changing demand and competition.
Analyze data from previous periods, build demand forecasts, and account for unexpected events that change the rules of the game.
Decide where to produce goods — at the modern expensive plant or the old cheap one. Optimize inventory levels at the distribution center.
Find the balance between customer service level, inventory management cost, and financial efficiency of the chain.
Each participant has their own role and area of responsibility in the game session.
Creates game sessions for Team Leads. Specifies their logins and passwords. Collects all team results for analysis.
The only role with data entry rights. Creates Players for their team. Team Lead results = the whole team's results.
A team member who logs into the same session as the Team Lead. They discuss decisions in chat, but only the Team Lead enters data.
KADENA doesn't require travel or time off work. Teams play online, discuss decisions in familiar messengers, and make strategic decisions together.
We register Team Leads — those who enter data into the system. Each Team Lead can assemble a team of observers who see the same game session and discuss decisions in any messenger: Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack — the team chooses.
Team Lead + 3 observers. Everyone sees the same session, analyzes data, argues about strategy — but only one enters the decision. This models real corporate dynamics: everyone advises, one person answers for it.
The game runs asynchronously throughout the work week. Participants log in, analyze the situation, discuss in chat, and make moves when convenient — without needing to gather in one place at one time.
A week that changes your approach to supply chain management. Teams play asynchronously, and at the end of the week — a group debriefing with a facilitator.
Managers return with hypotheses for forecasting, procurement, and inventory.
Locally optimal decisions lead to global problems. Understanding only comes through personal experience.
Reduce safety stock, improve data exchange, build forecasting for real demand.
After the game, each team receives a complete final report with P&L for 12 months, cost structure, service dynamics by market, and key insights — real data to rely on in your work.
The game adapts to the needs of different audiences — from students to top managers.
Courses in logistics, supply chains, operations management. A practical replacement for theoretical case studies.
Training employees in planning, forecasting, and inventory management on real data.
Understanding demand dynamics, optimizing inventory levels, and reducing losses from shortages or excess.
An introduction to logistics for vocational education students. Easy start, deep result.
Training for procurement, logistics, and supply chain departments. Teamwork and competitive element.
Online format allows running the game with participants from different countries without logistical costs.
We'll show you how an online simulation helps teach logistics and supply chain management. We'll tailor the format to your needs.
