The Production Game

Authors

  • D. Keith Denton

Abstract

"This classroom simulation called The Production Came has been used in basic or advanced Production/Operations Management university courses, and it is designed to simulate a real-life manufacturing environment. It is not a compute simulation nor a ‘board” game. Instead, students actually form their own companies, divide managerial duties and produce a product. All of this occurs within a classroom setting. Once students have formed their team, they are given instructions for how to run the simulation. Materials used in the simulation include one-half sheets of construction paper (raw material), product specification, and production equipment (scissors, glue, rules, etc.) In its simplest form, students have 30 minutes to make as many products as they can while trying to control inventory, quality, labor and financial matters. The remaining 20 minutes is used to evaluate the team’s performance. These comments and suggestions can be used by the participants to improve their operation before the next “production run.” "

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Published

1992-03-09