A flexible web-based simulation game for production and logistics management courses

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1241-1253

  Chang, Yung Chia ^a   Chen, Wen Chih ^a   Yang, Yung Nien ^a   Chao, Hui Cheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Logistics management; Production management; Simulation games; Supply chain management; Teaching strategies

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY MANAGEMENT; CLASSROOM TEACHING; FLEXIBLE SIMULATION; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT; SIMULATION GAMES; TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS; TEACHING STRATEGIES; WEB-BASED SIMULATIONS;

GAME THEORY; LOGISTICS; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; SUPPLY CHAINS; TEACHING;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67649363311     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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