Supplychaingame DE EN

Welcome

One supply chain, four stages, one order per week – and suddenly inventories swing like a whip.

The Supplychaingame is an extended version of the well-known MIT Beer Game: every week you order from the stage above you, deliveries take time, and at first each stage only sees its own figures. Who achieves the lowest cost or the highest profit for the whole chain?

Log in

You take one of 4 stages, the others are computer partners. 15 periods, product: Beer.

You control all 4 stages yourself and see everything. 15 periods, product: Beer.

To continue: same name and password, tick the box. Groups and moderators log in without the box.

Forgot password? (moderators)

What it is about

  • Supply chain with 1 to 5 stages – from raw material supplier to retailer
  • One decision per period: how much do I order from the stage above me?
  • Bullwhip effect: small changes in demand build up along the chain
  • Holding and stock-out costs, optionally a sales price – and the critical ratio from the newsvendor model
  • In a group with a moderator or alone: control all stages yourself or one stage with computer partners

Leaderboard (solo)

Ein Stakeholder, Rest Simulation

#PlayerStageTotal profit chainDate
1BeerTesterRetailer€18,069.002026-11-09

Ein Stakeholder

#PlayerTotal profit chainDate
1BeerTrinker€33,992.002026-11-09
2BeerTrinker€22,310.002026-11-09

The top three per variant, sorted by total profit of the supply chain.

Play with a group

Would you like to use the game in a lecture, seminar or training? Send us a short e-mail: info@wibfin.de