to use a simulator to better understand a Beer Company (you can be a soft drink company if you prefer). You can play either at:
http://forio.com/simulation/harvard-business-school-root-beer-game-demo/
– Free sample
https://www.sipm.com/game/beergame-demo/
https://supplychain-academy.net/beer-game/
http://beergame.mit.edu/
– Old Java, which may not run well on your machine
• Answer the following questions.
How did your backlog/inventory situation change over time (graph)?
What was being simulated about the Beer Company? Draw a Picture of what was being simulated.
What did this simulation help you understand about the Beer Company? What did it not help you understand about the Beer Company?
Were there random effects in the simulation? If so, what were they? If not, why did backlog & inventory vary so much?
What variables must be accounted for in the simulation?