Designing an operations management game

Abstract

An Operations Management game is an experiential learning business simulation game to demonstrate a number of key principles of Operations management. The game maybe played by teams or individuals. A debriefing session of roughly equivalent length typically follows to review the results and discuss the lessons involved. There is a good tradition of teaching operations management (OM) via different kinds of games in which real players come forward in making real decisions in a practical context yet simulated situation. Also, there has been a reflection which is conceptually strong on the process and content of this method to education on OM.