Gilad Ravid

We describe the development and implementation of a Java based, multi player, multi group, distributed simulation and game. The Supply Chain game described here is based on the famous "Beer Distribution Game" (Sterman, 1989). Group, synchronous, distributed Java based applications are both feasible and useful for gaming and management simulation processes in both learning and research capacities. Early results from actual running of the "Supply Chain game" are in line with data reported by Sterman (1989, 1992a,b). The supply chain game can be used as a teaching and research tool/ generally in organizational processes and especially for e-commerce applications.