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What the “beer game” can teach about supply chain challenges

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

Jun 29, 2021

From semiconductors to chicken wings, global supply chains are experiencing whiplash. A Harvard professor explains how to avoid that.

Kegs stacked outside distribution for a brewery in Reydon, England. A supply chain management exercise known as the “beer game” can help illustrate the forces creating shortages across the economy.

Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images

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