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Game—The Transportation Game

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INFORMS Transactions on Education

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    This paper presents an online educational game focusing on hierarchical procurement planning in a simulated forest supply chain with multiple companies. The purpose is to provide an understanding of the importance of individual decisions and their medium- ...
Case—The Fendt VarioTakt: Revolutionizing Mixed-Model Assembly Line Production

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INFORMS Transactions on Education

Case Article—The Fendt VarioTakt: Revolutionizing Mixed-Model Assembly Line Production

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INFORMS Transactions on Education

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    This case study is designed for undergraduate and graduate (EMBA, MBA, or MSc) students in operations management and e-commerce courses that focus on customer-centric manufacturing approaches. Motivated by the real-world application at Fendt, an ...
Practice Summary: Mikesell’s Implements a Scheduling Tool to Improve Operating Efficiency

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INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics

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    Short abstract: The authors discuss their development of an Excel-based tool that allows Mikesell’s Snack Food Company to plan and monitor production, allocate resources, and evaluate investment opportunities.
Game—The Online Wood Supply Game

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INFORMS Transactions on Education

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    This paper describes the Wood Supply Game (WSG), a prize-winning e-learning tool that is freely available for players all over the world. The game effectively helps students and managers realize the challenges in managing demand and supply in wood supply ...
Case—Optimal Movement Plan of Rice in the State of Andhra Pradesh in India

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INFORMS Transactions on Education

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    The case discusses an optimal movement plan for food grains (rice) by a state sponsored agency, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in the State of Andhra Pradesh in India. There are five resource locations and eleven demand locations in this distribution ...
Case Article—Optimal Movement Plan of Rice in the State of Andhra Pradesh

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INFORMS Transactions on Education

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    The case discusses an optimal movement plan for food grains (rice) by a state sponsored agency, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in the State of Andhra Pradesh in India. There are five resource locations and eleven demand locations in this distribution ...
An Educational Game in Collaborative Logistics

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INFORMS Transactions on Education

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    We describe an educational game in collaborative logistics. The game is based on an award-winning application in cost allocation in transportation. The purpose of the game is to acquire an understanding of negotiation, coalition building, and cost/profit ...
Teaching case: The value of a second chance
Timothy J. Lowe Philip C. Jones Saurabh Bansal

Published Online: February 3, 2020

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