TY  - JOUR
AB  - Describes how the authors have effectively employed the Beer
Distribution Game, a simulation exercise developed at MIT′s Sloan School
of Management, to teach systems concepts and systems thinking to
managers. Details a description of how the simulation works and how its
typical results are provided. In addition, discusses how to process the
results and how to illustrate the application of the concepts to
management problems. Demonstrates how management behaviours commonly
found in complex business systems lead to dysfunctional management
practices as well as poor performance and suggests how alternative ways
of thinking (i.e. a systems perspective) are necessary to cope with the
problems inherent in these complex situations. Suggestions for ways to
extend the learning opportunities provided by the simulation are also
provided.
VL  - 13
IS  - 8
SN  - 0262-1711
DO  - 10.1108/02621719410071937
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/02621719410071937
AU  - Goodwin Jack S.
AU  - Franklin Stephen G.
PY  - 1994
Y1  - 1994/01/01
TI  - The Beer Distribution Game: Using Simulation to Teach Systems Thinking
T2  - Journal of Management Development
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 7
EP  - 15
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -