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...manage the inventory of a firm in the market. According to the Web site, “Despite the simplicity of the simulation, most teams find it extremely difficult to keep inventory and stockout costs low.” Pshh, it’s just beer...
...knew? In 90 minutes and for the cost of a couple beers ($6.95, so yes, we mean cheap college-kid beers), you can study the economics of beer using a board game sold by the Harvard Business Review...
...Beer Game” models supply channel dynamics. It “simulates the flow of material and information in a simplified channel of beer production and distribution, focusing on the linkages among a beer manufacturer, its distributors, a wholesaler, and a retailer...
When Sgt. James Crowley arrested Professor Henry Louis "Skip" Gates for disorderly conduct in July, it's unlikely that Crowley foresaw what was to come: a nationwide debate over race relations that made even Mr. President lose his cool, and an ensuing "beer summit" at the White House that was meant to diffuse the tension surrounding the controversial incident. Though an October night at the bar seemed to indicate that Gates and Crowley have since kissed and made up, the brouhaha evidently has yet to subside...
...Theo Vervloet, chairman of the Belgian Brewers trade association. "AB InBev is thinking on a bigger scale and wants to go for volume rather than quality," he says. In other words, AB InBev is focusing on a grand strategy, which means that what happens in Belgium now is small beer...