The Beer Game
MIT Supply-Chain Simulation

Order. Ship.
Feel the bullwhip.

A live companion for the in-person beer game. Each station enters its weekly order on a phone — the chain advances the moment all four lock in, and the facilitator watches cost ripple upstream in real time.

Retail
Wholesale
Distribution
Factory

Orders flow upstream · goods flow downstream

Joining a game?

  1. Scan the QR code on the room screen — or type the 4-letter room code below.
  2. Pick your team by its color.
  3. Claim a station and enter your order each week.

4 letters, not case-sensitive.

Running a session?

Create a game, share one QR code with the room, and follow the live board and end-of-game charts.

Open the facilitator console →

Based on the classic MIT Beer Game by the MIT Sloan System Dynamics Group.
A companion by Happily.