Pick a seat in the chain. Bots play the other three stages.
Closest to the market. You see real customer demand — and feel every stock-out first.
You only see the retailer's orders. Are they real demand or panic?
Two steps from the customer. Signals arrive late and distorted.
You brew the product. Production takes time, and you're last to know.
Steady demand of 4 that steps up to 8 in week 5. Nobody sees anyone else's data.
The classic game, but every stage sees end-customer demand each week. Play it after the classic to see the bullwhip shrink.
Information sharing: POS
Sneaker demand follows a 12-week season with some noise.
A retail price promotion triggers forward buying: a sharp spike, then a dip, then back to normal.
Placeholder for the Operational Excellence course data. Replace demand.values (and costs/delays) with the course Excel parameters.
Bots follow a disciplined order-up-to policy.
Bots behave like typical humans (Sterman's heuristic).
Human-like bots with noisy, emotional ordering.
The game length is hidden — just like in real life.