Makeitalia’s Supply Chain Challenge – Italian League 21-22 is about to come to an end. On Thursday 26 May 2022, the penultimate match of the second qualifying phase of the first Italian Championship in the Supply Chain was played at the University of Siena.

The students of the course – taught in English – Manufacturing Strategies and Operations (Engineering Management) by Professor Elena Pessot have been the protagonists of the ninth stage of the initiative promoted by Makeitalia, dedicated to students of the Master’s Degree Courses in Management Engineering.

The Professor commented on the experience as follows: “I strongly believe in the use of tools such as ‘Business Games’ within a degree course such as that of Management Engineering. Students are used to learning models and practicing on precise data and, sometimes, they risk not fully grasping the complexity and uncertainty of the competitive environment and supply chains, as well as the decision-making capacity that companies have to face every day. Thanks to the Supply Chain Game, students were able to immerse themselves in the role of a manager and make both strategic and tactical choices, seeing the impact in terms of efficiency. This is a great training experience which also leaves ample room for fun and which students can also boast in their Curriculum Vitae when, in a few months, they will enter the workplace“.

“The game was really interesting for me, because I had the opportunity to work in the Supply Chain area before, so I have been able to see that the game is really close to reality. I think it’s good to apply the knowledge we learn in University in a game like this one. Moreover, I had a lot of fun“, added Laura Pachon, one of the students involved in the qualifying phase on May 26th.

At the end of the challenge, the winning team of the University of Siena was proclaimed. Thus, it directly arrives at the Finals 21-22, the final phase which will be in September, when all the winners of the Italian Universities involved in the Championship qualifying period will confront each other.

Special thanks go to the students who participated in the event on May 26 and to Professor Elena Pessot.

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The preliminary qualification phase continues: on Monday 16 May 2022 the Supply Chain Challenge – Italian League 21-22 arrived at the University of Trento. The students of Integrated Logistics and Business Processes course by Professor Giuseppe Maneschi took part in the eighth match of the initiative launched by Makeitalia.

Participants showed great involvement in the game. Alessandra Fronza, student involved in this new stage, commented on the experience: “For students, it’s very important to experience something different from the theoretical framework they face everyday in University, so this game has been really challenging but, at the same time, interesting and let us grow and improve our skills“.

At the end of the match, the winning team of the University of Trento was declared. It will face all the winners of the other Italian Universities involved in the Championship, during the Finals 21-22, the final phase which will be in September.

We thank the students who participated in the event on May 16 and Professor Giuseppe Maneschi.

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On Tuesday 10 May 2022, the Supply Chain Challenge – Italian League 21-22 made its seventh stop at the University of Parma.

The students of the Design and Control of Logistics Systems Course (Master’s Degree Course in Management Engineering) by Professor Eleonora Bottani challenged each other in the Supply Chain Game.

Damiana Caccamo, student involved in this qualification phase, commented: “I found the game very interesting. In particular, I think this is an opportunity that all Universities should give their students, as it allows them to deepen what is taught only theoretically at University“.

The winners of the May 10th match will face off against the winning teams of the other Italian Universities that took part in the Championship, during the Finals 21-22 in September, in order to elect the winners of the first edition of the Supply Chain Challenge, an initiative promoted by Makeitalia.

Special thanks go to the students who took part in the challenge and to Professor Eleonora Bottani.

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