Teacher dashboard
Standard Beer Game
Classroom operation
Next action
Copy the student links, distribute them to the class, then start the game.
Use the student role links below.
Driving controls
Session ID: network-classroom-1780312778353
Public base URL: https://rabletusten.tail11e917.ts.net
Publish the student URLs first. Students can open their pages, but order controls remain disabled until the teacher starts the game.
Report utility
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Use the ordinary Markdown report for archival detail. Use the ChatGPT analysis report when uploading the run to a fresh ChatGPT window.
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Suggested analysis filename: beer-game-analysis-network-classroom-1780312778353-round-1.md
Student role links
Copy the full HTTPS link for each student role. Students do not need Tailscale when using the public Funnel URL.
Copy-friendly student link list
Copy this block into Teams, Canvas, email, or a shared document. Use short links in class. Full links remain below for troubleshooting.
Team 1
| Role | Short student link | Full student link |
|---|---|---|
| retailer | https://rabletusten.tail11e917.ts.net/s/v49fg1-t1r | https://rabletusten.tail11e917.ts.net/student?sessionId=network-classroom-1780312778353&teamId=team-1&roleId=retailer |
| wholesaler | https://rabletusten.tail11e917.ts.net/s/v49fg1-t1w | https://rabletusten.tail11e917.ts.net/student?sessionId=network-classroom-1780312778353&teamId=team-1&roleId=wholesaler |
| distributor | https://rabletusten.tail11e917.ts.net/s/v49fg1-t1d | https://rabletusten.tail11e917.ts.net/student?sessionId=network-classroom-1780312778353&teamId=team-1&roleId=distributor |
| manufacturer | https://rabletusten.tail11e917.ts.net/s/v49fg1-t1m | https://rabletusten.tail11e917.ts.net/student?sessionId=network-classroom-1780312778353&teamId=team-1&roleId=manufacturer |
Simulation configuration
Teaching focus: Bullwhip effect, local rationality, delayed feedback, and system behavior.
Classic four-stage supply-chain simulation with local decisions, delayed feedback, inventory cost, and backlog cost.
- Demand pattern
- step
- Visibility
- standard
- Order delay
- 1 round(s)
- Shipment delay
- 1 round(s)
- Inventory cost
- 1
- Backlog cost
- 2
- Capacity
- none
Runtime note: Current runtime enforces the selected team count, round count, starting inventory, and starting demand. Standard one-round order/shipment timing is active.
Round timing and lag
Configured order delay: 1 round(s). Configured shipment delay: 1 round(s).
The current network runtime uses the standard one-round order/shipment flow.
- Incoming order is the demand this role must try to satisfy in the current round.
- Order quantity is the order this role places upstream to its supplier.
- Orders you submit in this round become incoming orders for your supplier in the next round.
- Shipments sent in this round become shipments received by the downstream customer in the next round.
- For the retailer, incoming order is external customer demand. For the manufacturer, upstream supply is represented by local production in the current simplified runtime.
Simulation parameters
Runtime status: Playable now. Current runtime enforces the selected team count, round count, starting inventory, and starting demand. Standard one-round order/shipment timing is active.
Demand runtime: Demand scheduling is active. Current external demand is 4. External demand is 4 through round 4, then 8 from round 5.
Supply-chain inventory overview
This overview sums on-hand inventory and backlog across the active role states. Inventory in transit is not represented as a separate stock bucket in the current simplified runtime; shipment movement appears in the completed-round history.
| Team | Retailer inventory | Wholesaler inventory | Distributor inventory | Manufacturer inventory | Total inventory | Total backlog | Net position | Incoming orders | Order drafts | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
Current submission status
| Team | Retailer | Wholesaler | Distributor | Manufacturer | Ready? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | missing | missing | missing | missing | no |
| Team | Role | Submitted | Order | Submitted at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team 1 | retailer | no | ||
| Team 1 | wholesaler | no | ||
| Team 1 | distributor | no | ||
| Team 1 | manufacturer | no |
Round history across teams
No completed rounds yet. Start the session and advance one round to populate this table.
Team state
Team 1 total cost: 0
| Role | Inventory | Backlog | Incoming | Draft order | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| retailer | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| wholesaler | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| distributor | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| manufacturer | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |