2011/2012 Programs Schedule
2011/2012 Programs Schedule
DATE: Thursday, May 17, 2012
EVENT: A Supply Chain Simulation; “The Beer Game”
LOCATION: Chef Alan’s Restaurant, Fairgrounds Mall, Reading, PA
AGENDA: 5:30 – 6:00pm Registration/Networking
6:00 – 6:15pm Welcome and Chapter Announcements
6:15 – 7:15pm Hot Buffet Dinner
7:15 – 8:45pm The Beer Game – Teams to be chosen
PRICE: $25.00 - Reservations required by end of business day on Monday, May 14, 2012. Please make your reservations early. Thank you!
RESERVATIONS: Go to our web site, http://www.apics-sv.org, and register for our Professional Development Meeting. You can also contact Dave Jankowski, 610-404-8271, or email at jankowsk@ptd.net , please include the names of attendees, company name, and a telephone where you can be reached. All no show reservations will be invoiced.
ABOUT OUR MAY PROGRAM:
The Beer Game was developed by Jay Forrester at MIT's Sloan business school in the early 1960's. It is a simple yet realistic simulator of the supply chain and is used as a teaching tool for systems dynamics. It has been played all over the world by thousands of people ranging from high school students to chief executive officers and government officials. Each participant plays a role in the production and distribution of a product, in this case "beer". Their objective is to manage inventory to simultaneously achieve optimal customer service while minimizing inventory, which turns out to be a challenging task. Most significantly, they learn how their decisions have an impact on the supply chain as a whole.
Game leaders will be Dave Jankowski from APICS and Tim Trout from IMA.
The plan is to have two simultaneous games going with attendee volunteers.
APICS Schuylkill Valley Chapter
2011/2012 Programs Schedule
June 26, 2012 (Tuesday)