Beer Game · Facilitator

Configure the run. Sensible MIT-classic defaults are pre-filled — adjust if you like.

Session name

Teams

Weeks (real end)

Weeks shown to players

Base demand

Step demand

Step at week

Holding cost / unit

Backorder cost / unit

Start inventory

Project this QR or share the link. Everyone scans the same code and picks their team by color.

Players land on the team picker, choose their color, then claim Retail / Wholesale / Distribution / Factory.

Waiting for the session to start…

The bullwhip reveal and final standings.

Cost leaderboard

Total supply-chain cost (holding + backorder). Lower is better.

Cost over time

Cumulative cost by team — when the bill actually accrued. The dashed line is steady, no-bullwhip ordering: a disciplined baseline to measure the swings against.

The bullwhip

Order quantities by station. Watch the swings amplify upstream.

Inventory & backlog over time

Backlog is shown below zero. Oscillation is the lesson.

Team mood

How each station felt week to week (1 stressed – 5 happy). Optional, player-reported.

New session

Cost leaderboard

Cost over time

The bullwhip

Inventory & backlog over time

Team mood