<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The supply chain management challenges and inventory holding problems can easily be demonstrated by the widely known BeerGame simulation. In the Szabó-Szoba R&amp;D Laboratory, we developed an android-based software application for tablets and smart phones for the purpose of having an adaptable, entertaining and effective program which can provide a real life experience to the participants about the nature of the bullwhip effect. Having an appropriate and comprehensive performance measurement system with the critical parameters and KPIs is inevitable for finding the right solutions - We used four perspectives of the Balanced Scorecard method. The innovative force of our research is based on the trainings: the discussion on outcomes and the team learning. The purpose of the current development is to build a new feature in the software: an artificial client can substitute one or more players in the supply chain, which makes decisions by using genetic algorithms.</p></abstract>

The supply chain management challenges and inventory holding problems can easily be demonstrated by the widely known BeerGame simulation. In the Szabó-Szoba R&D Laboratory, we developed an android-based software application for tablets and smart phones for the purpose of having an adaptable, entertaining and effective program which can provide a real life experience to the participants about the nature of the bullwhip effect. Having an appropriate and comprehensive performance measurement system with the critical parameters and KPIs is inevitable for finding the right solutions - We used four perspectives of the Balanced Scorecard method. The innovative force of our research is based on the trainings: the discussion on outcomes and the team learning. The purpose of the current development is to build a new feature in the software: an artificial client can substitute one or more players in the supply chain, which makes decisions by using genetic algorithms.

BEGA – ANDROID-BASED BEERGAME SIMULATION SOFTWARE FOR INTERACTIVE TRAINING AND INNOVATION

Institute of Safety, Environment and Quality, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Pavlínska 16, 917 24 Trnava, Slovak Republic

Széchenyi István Egyetem, Department of Logistics and Forwarding, Egyetem tér 1, 9026 Győr

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology

The supply chain management challenges and inventory holding problems can easily be demonstrated by the widely known BeerGame simulation. In the Szabó-Szoba...

BEGA – ANDROID-BASED BEERGAME SIMULATION SOFTWARE FOR INTERACTIVE TRAINING AND INNOVATION

Publicado en línea: 25 ene 2014

Páginas: 14 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2013-0035

Palabras clave
BeerGame, Balanced Scorecard, Bullwhip effect, Genetic Algorithm

This content is open access.

BEGA – ANDROID-BASED BEERGAME SIMULATION SOFTWARE FOR INTERACTIVE TRAINING AND INNOVATION

Publicado en línea: 25 ene 2014

Páginas: 14 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rput-2013-0035

Palabras claveBeerGame, Balanced Scorecard, Bullwhip effect, Genetic Algorithm

This content is open access.

Palabras clave
BeerGame, Balanced Scorecard, Bullwhip effect, Genetic Algorithm