Available Supply Chain Games

On this page you'll find the games that are currently in use. These games are part of so-called game families. Within a game family, a number of games can be found. The commonality between these games is that they share the same components and are centered around the same supply chain challenge, e.g. globalization. The games part of a family may differ on a wide range of settings, such as the products that are used, the number of players, the roles played, the business logic or a scenario.

Below an overview of the available game families and a short description is presented.

• The distributor game family: a game family designed around the supply chain trend of globalization. Players take the role of a distributor and have to manage a global network of suppliers and customers, each with their own characteristics. Players have to manage products with a high depreciation, such as consumer electronics. Management of inventory and interpreting developments of the market are key for players.
• The agricultural supply chain family: a set of games designed around specific problems for agricultural supply chains. The games are situated in India.
• The Beer game: the classical Beer game, to play via the Internet.