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Tara Trend Drop
A viral fashion item is taking off. You are the Operations Manager. Forecast demand, balance capacity, protect service level, and avoid costly excess inventory across four high-pressure weeks.
What students learn
Demand forecasting, short-term capacity actions, aggregate planning, inventory trade-offs, and service level decisions.
How it works
Each week, choose a forecast, a capacity action, a production quantity, and an inventory buffer strategy.
Success criteria
Strong profit, high service level, low stockouts, and disciplined inventory at the end of the trend cycle.
Classroom use
Students can play individually or in teams, compare decisions, and discuss why different planning choices worked.
TrendFlex Jacket
Minimalist outerwear, limited launch window, heavy social media exposure, and highly volatile demand.
Week 1 — Launch
Moderate interest and first planning decisions.
Week 2 — Viral spike
Influencer demand surge increases stockout risk.
Week 3 — Supply issue
Fabric delay reduces effective production capacity.
Week 4 — Cooldown
Demand softens and excess inventory becomes costly.
Weekly Decisions
Enter your forecast, choose your short-term capacity strategy, and set your weekly output plan.
Planning Notes
Use this section for interpretation prompts during class discussion.
Under-forecasting creates stockouts and missed sales. Over-forecasting increases holding cost and markdown risk.
Overtime, temporary staff, and outsourcing increase flexibility, but all raise operating cost in different ways.
Trend products lose value quickly. Carrying too much leftover stock can hurt final profitability.
After each round, students can compare why some teams achieved stronger service levels or better margins.
Strategic Operations Leader
You balanced service level, cost, and inventory discipline effectively across the full trend cycle.
Total Profit
€18,420 across all four weeks.
Average Service Level
96.4% customer demand fulfilled.
Total Stockouts
14 lost sales across the simulation.
Ending Inventory
22 units remaining after demand cooled.
Week 1 Results
This is a static preview of the weekly results layer. The next step is to connect this view to the calculation engine and round logic.
You protected service well in launch week. In future rounds, strong demand spikes may require more flexible capacity decisions.
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