# ChatGPT-ready Beer Game analysis report

Generated: 2026-07-24T19:43:27.210Z

## Instructions for ChatGPT

You are analyzing a classroom Beer Game / supply-chain simulation report.

Response language: **English**.

Use only the data in this Markdown file. Do not infer facts that are not present. Distinguish clearly between direct observations, plausible interpretations, and data-quality concerns.

Produce the following:

1. Executive summary of the run.
2. Whole-class analysis for each completed round and for the observed series of rounds.
3. Team/group analysis for each completed round and for the observed series of rounds.
4. Role-level feedback for retailer, wholesaler, distributor, and manufacturer.
5. Assessment of bullwhip effect, inventory buildup, backlog buildup, and accumulated cost.
6. Notes the teacher can use in a classroom debrief.
7. Data-quality and internal-consistency checks.

## Analysis package metadata

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Session ID | network-classroom-1780313759407 |
| Title | Standard Beer Game |
| Status | finished |
| Current round | 12 |
| Max rounds | 12 |
| Completed role-round rows | 48 |
| Response language instruction | English |

## Whole-class round summary

| Scope | Round | Role rows | Incoming order total | Outgoing order total | Shipment received total | Shipment sent total | Inventory total | Backlog total | Round cost total | Max accumulated role cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Whole class | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 12 |
| Whole class | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 24 |
| Whole class | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| Whole class | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 48 |
| Whole class | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 60 |
| Whole class | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 72 |
| Whole class | 7 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 36 | 84 |
| Whole class | 8 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 44 | 96 |
| Whole class | 9 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 52 | 108 |
| Whole class | 10 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 58 | 120 |
| Whole class | 11 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 60 | 152 |
| Whole class | 12 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 62 | 192 |

## Team/group round summary

| Scope | Round | Role rows | Incoming order total | Outgoing order total | Shipment received total | Shipment sent total | Inventory total | Backlog total | Round cost total | Max accumulated role cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Team 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 12 |
| Team 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 24 |
| Team 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| Team 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 48 |
| Team 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 60 |
| Team 1 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 72 |
| Team 1 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 36 | 84 |
| Team 1 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 44 | 96 |
| Team 1 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 52 | 108 |
| Team 1 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 58 | 120 |
| Team 1 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 60 | 152 |
| Team 1 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 62 | 192 |

## Current role state

| Team | Role | Incoming order | Order draft | Inventory | Backlog | Received | Sent | Round cost | Total cost | Completed rounds |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Team 1 | Retailer | 8 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 192 | 12 |
| Team 1 | Wholesaler | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 84 | 12 |
| Team 1 | Distributor | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 96 | 12 |
| Team 1 | Manufacturer | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 144 | 12 |

## Full underlying session report

# Beer Game run report

Generated: 2026-07-24T19:43:27.210Z

## Session
| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Session ID | network-classroom-1780313759407 |
| Title | Standard Beer Game |
| Status | finished |
| Created | 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Current round | 12 |
| Max rounds | 12 |
| Teams | 1 |

## Scenario
| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Preset | Step-demand variant |
| Preset ID | step-demand-variant |
| Teaching focus | Response to structural demand change and the difference between signal and noise. |
| Demand pattern | step |
| Visibility | standard |
| Order delay rounds | 1 |
| Shipment delay rounds | 1 |
| Inventory cost per unit | 1 |
| Backlog cost per unit | 2 |
| Capacity mode | none |
| Round duration minutes | 2 |
| Demand schedule | External demand is 4 through round 4, then 8 from round 5. |

## Summary
| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Submitted current-round orders | 4 / 4 |
| Missing current-round orders | 0 |
| Total inventory | 22 |
| Total backlog | 20 |
| Total current round cost | 62 |
| Total accumulated cost | 516 |
| Completed role-round rows | 48 |

## Current role state
| Team | Role | Incoming order | Order draft | Inventory | Backlog | Received | Sent | Shipment cap | Shipment capped | Production cap | Production capped | Round cost | Total cost | Completed rounds |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Team 1 | Retailer | 8 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 6 |  | no |  | no | 40 | 192 | 12 |
| Team 1 | Wholesaler | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |  | no |  | no | 2 | 84 | 12 |
| Team 1 | Distributor | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 96 | 12 |
| Team 1 | Manufacturer | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 12 | 144 | 12 |

## Current-round submissions
| Team | Role | Submitted | Order quantity | Submitted at |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Team 1 | Retailer | yes | 6 | 2026-06-01T11:42:40.403Z |
| Team 1 | Wholesaler | yes | 4 | 2026-06-01T11:42:45.945Z |
| Team 1 | Distributor | yes | 4 | 2026-06-01T11:42:55.748Z |
| Team 1 | Manufacturer | yes | 4 | 2026-06-01T11:43:01.702Z |

## Completed round history
| Team | Role | History index | Round | Incoming order | Outgoing order | Shipment received | Shipment sent | Shipment cap | Shipment capped | Production cap | Production capped | Inventory | Backlog | Round cost | Total cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Team 1 | Retailer | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Team 1 | Retailer | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| Team 1 | Retailer | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
| Team 1 | Retailer | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 |
| Team 1 | Retailer | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |  | no |  | no | 4 | 0 | 4 | 36 |
| Team 1 | Retailer | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |  | no |  | no | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Team 1 | Retailer | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 0 | 4 | 8 | 44 |
| Team 1 | Retailer | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 0 | 8 | 16 | 60 |
| Team 1 | Retailer | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 0 | 12 | 24 | 84 |
| Team 1 | Retailer | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 0 | 16 | 32 | 116 |
| Team 1 | Retailer | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |  | no |  | no | 0 | 18 | 36 | 152 |
| Team 1 | Retailer | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |  | no |  | no | 0 | 20 | 40 | 192 |
| Team 1 | Wholesaler | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Team 1 | Wholesaler | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| Team 1 | Wholesaler | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
| Team 1 | Wholesaler | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 |
| Team 1 | Wholesaler | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 40 |
| Team 1 | Wholesaler | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 48 |
| Team 1 | Wholesaler | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 56 |
| Team 1 | Wholesaler | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 64 |
| Team 1 | Wholesaler | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 72 |
| Team 1 | Wholesaler | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 |  | no |  | no | 6 | 0 | 6 | 78 |
| Team 1 | Wholesaler | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 |  | no |  | no | 4 | 0 | 4 | 82 |
| Team 1 | Wholesaler | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 |  | no |  | no | 2 | 0 | 2 | 84 |
| Team 1 | Distributor | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Team 1 | Distributor | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| Team 1 | Distributor | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
| Team 1 | Distributor | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32 |
| Team 1 | Distributor | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 40 |
| Team 1 | Distributor | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 48 |
| Team 1 | Distributor | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 56 |
| Team 1 | Distributor | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 64 |
| Team 1 | Distributor | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 72 |
| Team 1 | Distributor | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 80 |
| Team 1 | Distributor | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 88 |
| Team 1 | Distributor | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 8 | 0 | 8 | 96 |
| Team 1 | Manufacturer | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Team 1 | Manufacturer | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 12 | 0 | 12 | 24 |
| Team 1 | Manufacturer | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 12 | 0 | 12 | 36 |
| Team 1 | Manufacturer | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 12 | 0 | 12 | 48 |
| Team 1 | Manufacturer | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 12 | 0 | 12 | 60 |
| Team 1 | Manufacturer | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 12 | 0 | 12 | 72 |
| Team 1 | Manufacturer | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 12 | 0 | 12 | 84 |
| Team 1 | Manufacturer | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 12 | 0 | 12 | 96 |
| Team 1 | Manufacturer | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 12 | 0 | 12 | 108 |
| Team 1 | Manufacturer | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 12 | 0 | 12 | 120 |
| Team 1 | Manufacturer | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 12 | 0 | 12 | 132 |
| Team 1 | Manufacturer | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |  | no |  | no | 12 | 0 | 12 | 144 |

## Interpretation prompt

Use this report to interpret ordering behavior, inventory/backlog dynamics, cost accumulation, and possible bullwhip effects across teams and roles.