Supply Chain Management is especially important in Power Electronics due to the irregular cycles of high demand vs. over production which are mainly caused by the supply of wafers and chips.
Many companies make use of consultancy companies to simulate these effects and draw conclusions with the famous Beer Distribution Game.
Under the auspices of the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Jacques Ammon, Jan-Patrick Mainka, and Christian Popp, in collaboration with Dr. Walter Demmelhuber, developed the card board game below for free-of-charge usage by anybody.
The full description and the download of matierial you can find here published at www.powerguru.org
There are no fees nor other hidden costs behind due to it being academic public work.
In a second round we want to make the game even more complex and fun so feedback would be highly appreciated.