What is the Virtual Teaming Project?

The Virtual Teaming Project (VTP) is an educational initiative to help students learn how global supply chains are created and managed in the new digital economy. Students from participating universities engage in role-playing exercises with their peers around the world in online competitive simulations.

Who can play?

Your college or university can participate in an upcoming VTP exercise by contacting Dr. Noel P. Greis, Director, Center for Logistics and Digital Strategy at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise located in the Kenan-Flagler Busines School at the University of North Carolina. Exercises are being scheduled regularly several times each year. Custom games can also be developed with select groups of partners.

Who is Coordinating the VTP?

The VTP is being coordinated by the Center for Logistics and Digital Strategy (CLDS) at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, in partnership with Lenoir Community College and other members of the North Carolina Consortium for Logistics Education (NCCLE).

How is the Project Funded?

The VTP was developed under a grant from the National Science Foundation to the North Carolina Consortium for Logistics Education (NCCLE). Additional funds were provided by the Center for International Business Education Research at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

How Can I Become a Development Partner?

CLDS is affiliating with the Global Logistics Research Initiative (GLORI) and its members to develop the VTP. GLORI is a research consortium of 12 universities in North America, Europe and Asia. If you are interested in becoming a development partner, contact Noel Greis [noel_greis@unc.edu] at UNC’sCenter for Logistics and Digital Strategy.