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Value Chain Management Workshops 2008-2009

About VCM

For the past three years, over 1,000 participants across Canada have benefited by attending a Value Chain Management Workshop. Working in conjunction with industry partners, we use real-world examples drawn from successful value chains from Canada and around the world so you get a sense of what it takes to build a successful value chain.

The format is hands-on and interactive; the information is valuable and practical. You’ll get first-hand knowledge of how producers just like you are adopting the value chain strategy in their businesses and improving business practices as well as long-term profitability.

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Agenda

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Time Topic Duration
8:30 Coffee and registration 30 mins
9:00 Setting the scene
Intro to Value Chains and Value Chain Management
Objectives and expectations for the day		 30 mins
9:30 The Beer Game
Experiential learning session illustrating the effect that typical transactional business processes and chain structure have on performance		 60 mins
10:30 Coffee 15 mins
10:45 Making the case for VCM
Deconstructing the beer game - what happened and why?
Evidence of demand amplification, and its impacts, in practice
Importance of structure and governance to improving performance
  • Illustrated using Livestock Marketing, Perfection Fresh, or KG Fruit case study
 75 mins
12:00 Lunch 60 mins
13:00 Retailers’ perspective
Challenges we face
  • Internal – operational, cultural, selling-the case for change
  • External -  factors related to consumers and suppliers
Portrait of an ideal supplier
Opportunities		 45 mins
1:45 Making it happen
Making it happen – through proactively embracing a VCM approach
5 principles of Value Chain Management
  • Supported by material from Canadian case study & the DVD
Why would someone want to partner with you?		 75 mins
3:00 Coffee 15 mins
3:15 Accessing support to undertake a VC initiative
Local partner on where to access support for undertaking VCM initiatives		 30 mins
3:45 Wrap-up 15 mins
4:00 Conclusion