Forio's Forum | Problem Solving Strategy Business Game | Article on Strategic Management

Forio's Forum | Problem Solving Strategy Business Game | Article on Strategic Management

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Resources on Simulation, Business, and Technology
Monday, 3rd Oct 2005
Build Your Own Simulation

Forio's online simulation creation software, Forio Broadcast, has just been upgraded. Broadcast 2.0 is a simple and powerful way to build simulations on the web.

Forio Broadcast 2.0 provides enhancements that make it simpler for developers to build sophisticated and user-friendly simulations. Find out what's new in Broadcast 2.0 in the Broadcast Reference Guide.

The Near Beer Game



The near beer game is similar to the beer game. The original Beer Game was developed to introduce students, managers and executives to concepts of system dynamics. The game illustrates how "structure produces behavior." Each player participates as a member of a team that must meet its customers' demands. The object of the game is to minimize the total cost for your team. The game begins in equilibrium. Customers are ordering 10 cases of beer and you have 10 case of inventory each week. In week 3, your customers increase their orders to 15 cases of beer. Your objective is to return the system to equilibrium, so that 15 cases of beer are available in finished goods inventory week after week. You have 50 weeks to accomplish this objective.