Beergame App - Players information sheet

In the Beergame App, you play as one of the industrial partners of a beer distribution network. Your goal is to make sure
Supply meets Demand so that yur beers are always available for sale.
You may play as the manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler or retailer :
• The retailer sells beer packs to the end consumers (played by the computer) and sends order to get more stock
from the wholesaler
• The wholesaler ships quantities to the retailer and sends orders to the distributor
• The distributor ships quantities to the wholesaler and sends orders to the manufacturer
• The manufacturer ships quantities to the distributor and produces internally the beer packs

Demand

Supply

See below the game layout.

• At each turn, all partners in the supply chain have to choose the quantity of beer packs to be ordered - using the
outgoing order field.
• Once all orders are confirmed, they are sent down the chain (visible in the incoming order field).
• If your supplier has enough stock, the order is sent automatically and will take 3 weeks to arrive - going through
the incoming fields step 1 and 2.
• If your supplier doesn’t have enough Stock the quantities will be added as Backlog (orders waiting to be filled) - he
will ship them as soon as he gets some extra stock on his own.

Please note:
• In the game you’ll only be able to see your own stock/data.
• You can order between 0 and 999 units each week.
• Holding too much Stock is costly (5$/unit/week), however having Backlog (not enough stock) will be even more
costly (25$/unit/week). Your goal is to keep these costs to a minimum.
• Think carefully before ordering, try to anticipate the future demand.