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MIT Beer Game

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Company:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Type:
Online

Topic:
Supply Chain Management, Inventory Decisions

Summary:
The Beer Game is a role-playing simulation developed at MIT in the 1960's to clarify the advantages of taking an integrated approach to managing the supply chain; it particularly demonstrates the value of sharing information across the various supply chain components. This is an online version of the game developed by MIT.

# Players:
Unlimited

Duration:
1-2 hours

Year:
2005

Prereqs:
Undergrad, Grad

Cost:
Free

Contact:
Mike Li

Web site:
http://beergame.mit.edu/gameapplet.asp
mit beer game screenshot
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   johnbrucehalljr@yahoo.com:
Objective is to reduce inventory cost.
Posted 5/15/2011 11:59:33 AM
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