Beer Distribution Game
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Retailer
• Conventional board game Orders
Factory
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Wholesaler
Material
Distributor
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Game Login • Each student takes on a different role.
Player Screen • Students make decisions each period. • Individual and team evaluations. • No mistakes in tracking the game.
Instructor Screen • 2-4 period practice session. • Play game for 30-35 periods. • 30-45 seconds per period.
Debrief Graphs • Entire game and debrief can be completed in one 75 minute class.
E-Business Game Goal: - Fundamentals of managing a production system. - Coordination of purchasing, manufacturing and sales. - Importance of having an operations strategy and coordinated team effort.
• Individual or team play • Tracking by class
Purchasing
BOM Structure Computer 1 Memory (1) CPU1 Disk Computer 2 Memory (2) CPU2 Disk
Cost of material depends on - time of delivery - order quantity
Delivery become part of the event queue.
Manufacturing
Production rate - 1 computer/second IN REAL TIME
Notice that it is due 10 seconds from now.
Sales Options: - Offer to the market - Query the market
Sales order enters the queue. This could be in the future.
Play Evaluations For the class “Top 100”
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