A simulation for supply chain leaders
The Operating Model Game
Run a supply chain where humans and AI agents work side by side. Fifty-two weeks. A live map of goods on the move. One operating model to get right.
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What you will decide
Where do the goods flow?
Suppliers, a port, a plant, distribution centres and customers on a tile map. Every shipment moves week by week; every disruption shows where it hurts.
Does every human get an agent?
Personal copilots for all, for leaders only, or agents that own whole process steps.
Buy or build?
Let procurement source agents, stand up an in-house platform team, or let anyone swipe the card and live with the sprawl.
What may an agent touch?
Databases, ERP writes, supplier emails, customer conversations, money. Every permission adds value and risk.
Is the data good enough?
Accuracy of what is recorded, and how much is recorded, per function. Agents stand on that foundation; recording everything slows the humans down.
Where does agent memory live?
Inside each agent, gone when it is replaced, or in a shared context layer with a Context Manager who owns it.
Own compute or public APIs?
Keep confidential data inside the business at a fixed cost, or move fast on public endpoints.
Who checks the output?
A team lead who signs off, an orchestrator agent, or nobody. New roles such as Output Quality Controllers and Agent Lifecycle Leads, placed where you decide on the org chart.
Whose supply chain?
A food group, a device maker, a components supplier, an apparel brand, or your own: how many products, categories and category managers, make or buy, B2B or B2C.
How it works
- Pick a company, or describe your own. A seasonal food group that makes and sells to grocers, a regulated device maker selling to hospitals, an industrial components supplier with five category managers, an apparel brand that buys everything overseas. Or configure products, categories, network and teams yourself.
- Design the operating model, week by week. People, roles, processes, technology and data, now with agents in the mix. Hire, upskill, buy, build, grant permissions, tighten or loosen processes, fix data quality where agents will work, redraw the org chart.
- Watch the goods move and live with the consequences. Port strikes, supplier failures, promotions, breakdowns, vendor price hikes, audits, resignations and agents that do exactly what you allowed them to. Monthly board reviews; after a year a score, an archetype and the lessons your model taught you.
Leaderboard
| # | Leader | Operating model | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter | The Smart Buyer | 624 |
| 2 | SHailu | The Pragmatic Integrator | 505 |
| 3 | abc-93xq | 452 |