Supply Chain Management-Beer Game Report HeYi5100309186 Experiment Report:Beer Game Class F1003017贺艺5100309186 Introduction The purposes 1.Through the analysis of the beer game,learn the bullwhip effect in supply chain management; 2.Learn that the structure of the system made by humenbeing is intricate and delicate; 3.Learn that effective originality usually comes from the new way of thinking. ·Principle The Beer Game is one of a number of management flight simulators developed at MIT's Sloan School of Management.The game was developed by Sloan's System Dynamics Group in the early 1960s as part of Jay Forrester's research on industrial dynamics.It has been played all over the world by thousands of people ranging from high school students to chief executive officers and government officials. Of course,there is no beer in the beer game,and the game does not promote drinking.Originally the 'production-distribution game',most students are more excited about producing beer than widgets or toasters.When played in, say,high schools,it easily becomes the apple juice game. Equiment and experimental setup 1.Fig.1 is the preface of the software "Beer Game". 了 ●g2 RETAILER-Week 0 huclcorder inventory reet otder WHOLESALER Week 0 4 4 lclcorder inventary eceat order DISTRIBUTOR-Week 0 4 total cost 0 4 backorder:0 inventory dehy2 recent order:0 FACTORY.Week 0 backorder:0 delay2 tecent otder
Supply Chain Management - Beer Game Report He Yi 5100309186 1 Experiment Report: Beer Game Class F1003017 贺艺 5100309186 Introduction The purposes 1. Through the analysis of the beer game, learn the bullwhip effect in supply chain management; 2. Learn that the structure of the system made by humenbeing is intricate and delicate; 3. Learn that effective originality usually comes from the new way of thinking. Principle The Beer Game is one of a number of management flight simulators developed at MIT's Sloan School of Management. The game was developed by Sloan's System Dynamics Group in the early 1960s as part of Jay Forrester's research on industrial dynamics. It has been played all over the world by thousands of people ranging from high school students to chief executive officers and government officials. Of course, there is no beer in the beer game, and the game does not promote drinking. Originally the 'production-distribution game', most students are more excited about producing beer than widgets or toasters. When played in, say, high schools, it easily becomes the apple juice game. Equiment and experimental setup 1. Fig.1 is the preface of the software “Beer Game
Supply Chain Management-Beer Game Report HeYi5100309186 Fig.1 preface of beer game 2.Fig.2 is the tool bar of this software.You can set the parameters here. File Options Play Graphs Reports Help @2 Fig.2 tool bar 1)File File-Reset:to re-run the game and all data will be lost File-Exit:to exit the game 2)Options Options-Player:to choose which role you want to play and the computer will control the other roles. player Select the player: CRetailer Wholesaler CDistributor CFactory C None OK Cancel Help Fig.3 player Options-Policy:to set the replenishment strategy of the roles
Supply Chain Management - Beer Game Report He Yi 5100309186 2 Fig.1 preface of beer game 2. Fig.2 is the tool bar of this software. You can set the parameters here. Fig.2 tool bar 1) File File—Reset: to re-run the game and all data will be lost File—Exit: to exit the game 2) Options Options —Player: to choose which role you want to play and the computer will control the other roles. Fig.3 player Options—Policy: to set the replenishment strategy of the roles
Supply Chain Management-Beer Game Report HeYi5100309186 Policy Retailer Wholesaler Distributor Factory Cs.S C$5 ●8-S Cs-S Cs-Q CsQ Cs-0 Cs-Q COrder toS COrder to S COrder to S COrder toS COrderQ Order Q COrder Q COrder Q Updated s Updated s Updated s Updates s CEchelon CEchelon CEchelon CEchelon s: 4 4 4 30 S: 30 S: 30 S: 30 Q: 10 Q: 10 Q: 10 Q: 10 M 1.960 M: 1.960 M: 1.960 1.96d OK Cancel Help Fig.4 policy *If you want to know the details of these policies,please click on"help". Options-Short Lead Time:to reduce the transportation delay and production delay. The Beer Game ●✉2 RETAILER-Week 0 hat业nter inventory WHOLESALER-Week 0 4 cecemn order DISTRIBUTOR-Week 0 total cot 0 backorder 0 inventory 0 Fig.5 short lead time mode Options-Centralized:to turn the whole system into a centralized system(sharing the information of each warehouse's inventory,the quantity of goods in delay and each role's total cost)
Supply Chain Management - Beer Game Report He Yi 5100309186 3 Fig.4 policy *If you want to know the details of these policies, please click on “help”. Options -Short Lead Time: to reduce the transportation delay and production delay. Fig.5 short lead time mode Options-Centralized: to turn the whole system into a centralized system(sharing the information of each warehouse`s inventory, the quantity of goods in delay and each role`s total cost)
Supply Chain Management-Beer Game Report HeYi5100309186 The Beer Game -回8 Fiie Optians Play Grapht Reparts Relp oD4 RETAILER-Week 0 bockorder iventory WHOLESALER-Week 0 tetalcom backorder delay 1 recent order DISTRIBUTOR-Wee生0 lotal cost 4 4 hackoeder recert order FACTORY-Week 0 total cost 0 4 4 backorder NA inventory delay 1 delay 2 recent order.0 Fig.6 centralized mode Options-Global Information:to make the information of each role visible. The Beer Game 回 File Opbons Play Graphs Report Help ☑2 RETAILER,eO 4 4 WHOLESALER -Week 0 total cot hacketder 即entory tecm过gd过 total coxt 4 k ventory tcct世o同a FACTORY-Week 0 total cost 0 4 4 backorder: 0 delay 2 recent order 0 Fig.7 global information mode Options-Demand:to set the type of demand
Supply Chain Management - Beer Game Report He Yi 5100309186 4 Fig.6 centralized mode Options - Global Information: to make the information of each role visible. Fig.7 global information mode Options-Demand: to set the type of demand
Supply Chain Management-Beer Game Report HeYi5100309186 Demand: 3 Select demand type,parameters: Deterministic Random Normal Initial Mean: 6 Initial Demand: Initial Std: For weeks 1 through: 2 For weeks 1 through: 4 Final demand: 8 Final Mean: 6 Final Std: 2 OK Cancel Help Fig.8 demand 3)Play Play-Start:to start the game. Play-Next Round:to begin the next round after starting the game. Procedures 1.Start the game,and then the first round begins. 2.The retailer places an order to the wholesaler based on the customer's demand and historical data. The wholesaler places an order to the distributer based on the retailer's demand and historical data The distributer places an order to the factory based on the wholesaler's demand and historical data. The factory decides the quantity of goods to produce based on the distributer's demand and historical data. 3.The first round ends and the next round begins.Repeat the operation until the game ends (about 15-30 rounds). 4.After the game,get the corresponding data and graphs. 5
Supply Chain Management - Beer Game Report He Yi 5100309186 5 Fig.8 demand 3) Play Play-Start: to start the game. Play-Next Round: to begin the next round after starting the game. Procedures 1. Start the game, and then the first round begins. 2．The retailer places an order to the wholesaler based on the customer`s demand and historical data. The wholesaler places an order to the distributer based on the retailer`s demand and historical data. The distributer places an order to the factory based on the wholesaler`s demand and historical data. The factory decides the quantity of goods to produce based on the distributer`s demand and historical data. 3．The first round ends and the next round begins. Repeat the operation until the game ends (about 15-30 rounds). 4．After the game, get the corresponding data and graphs