Short description
As part of the management team, run your own virtual company, The Fresh Connection, a manufacturer of fruit juices. Faced with declining performance, your team must get the company back on track by taking the best sales and supply chain operation decisions. You will have fun competing against other teams to generate the best Return on investment (ROI).
Learning outcomes
What to expect:
- Experience the complexity of managing a Supply Chain (SC) through gamification (business simulation tool).
- Anchor and reinforce theoretical knowledge through practice.
- Translate strategy into action.
- Understand the SC parameters and cross functional decision-making process (S&OP).
Soft skills
- Problem-solving.
- Collaboration.
- Team Work.
- Mastering complex environment.
- Defend recommendation with conviction.
- Presentation.
- International mindset.
Work in an international environment
- Work in international teams with students from different institutions over the world.
- Develop a better intercultural understanding.
You will be able to
- Exploit all kinds of key SC information to take complex SC decision to support business strategy.
- Practice English using global SC vocabulary.
Practical information
Format
BIP = Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (possibilities to get European fundings for non-Belgian students – please contact your International Office for further information)
Non-Belgian and eligible students will automatically be considered BIP participants.
Price - 290€
This fee includes:
- Meals (breakfasts, lunches and 1 supper)
- Accommodation (5 nights from 6 to 11 April in shared rooms)
- Social programme and material
Invoices will be sent individually to the students unless otherwise specified by the partnering institution.
Registration before 1 December 2024
Please send an email to internationalweeks@ephec.be if you need to modify/cancel your booking. No refunds will be made if cancellations are communicated later than 1 December 2024
Target and requirements
This week is perfect for second year students in Business who have specific interest in Supply Chain, with at least a B2 level in English.
Agenda
Dates and location:
- Online sessions: to be decided
- On site sessions: 7 to 11 April 2025 – EPHEC University College, Brussels (Campus Woluwe), Belgium
Schedule:
Activities will be scheduled from approximately 9:00 to 17:00 on Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 April, and from 9:00 to 13:00 on Friday 11 April. Teams presentations will take place on Friday morning.
A farewell dinner will be organized on Thursday evening and one extra social activity will be scheduled on Monday or Tuesday afternoon at the end of the working day.
Some activities will take place out of the campus.
Contact
A question about pedagogical content? Send an email to Christian COGNAUX c.cognaux@ephec.be - Hugues WYNANTS h.wynants@ephec.be
Other? Send an email to internationalweeks@ephec.be
FAQ
EPHEC will book the accommodation for students from foreign institutions (included in the 290€ registration fees) for 5 nights from 6 to 11 April 2025. Name and address of the hotel will be communicated later.
Included in the price: Breakfast, bed linen and towels
Type of room: shared rooms or dorms
Check in / Check out: Check in is generally from 15:00 and check out until midday but this will depend on the hotel booked.
The students themselves must book their own transportation to Brussels, as soon as possible.
Arrival must be scheduled on Sunday 6 April at anytime (activities will only start on Monday 7 April morning, no activity scheduled on Sunday).
Departure should be scheduled on Friday 11 April afternoon/evening (activities will end around 13h, Brussels National Airport called Zaventem is at one-hour-distance by public transport, 15-minutes ride by taxi).
Your laptop, a culinary specialty from your country (for international aperitif), and your curiosity
Av. Konrad Adenauer 3, 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert on Monday 7 April 2025 morning.
Reminder: there is no activity organized on Sunday 6 April evening.
Information will be provided during the online session organized before the start of the physical week in Louvain-la-Neuve (do not miss it !).
Yes! Whether you are Belgian or not! The purpose of an international week is to develop international relationships with other participants. Online sessions are also mandatory.