Facilitating The Soda Distribution Game

In this meetup, we will play the Soda Distribution Game together.

The aim of the Meetup is to enable you to facilitate the Beer Game yourself and to play with larger groups.

❓ What is the Soda Distribution Game?
The Soda Game was invented at MIT in the 1950s to illustrate how difficult it is to manage dynamic systems - in this case, a supply chain that delivers soda from a water bottling plant all the way to the end consumers.

It was originally designed as a board game. We digitized the game in 2014, and since 2021 it can also be played for free in multiplayer mode with large groups - last year it was played over 30,000 times.

The game can be explained and played in a short time - 60 minutes is enough for a simple session.

It is excellently suited ...

• as an icebreaker for workshops on topics such as dealing with complexity, agile organization, and data
• as an introduction to the topic of data and analytics
• to illustrate supply chains, especially the bullwhip effect

👤 Who is this event for:

• trainers, facilitators, and change agents who want to expand their "game portfolio”
• everyone involved in supply chain management and logistics: students, professors, and professionals

📍 Location and Fee:
Remote over Zoom and free of charge.