1. All players but the retailer should answer this question. What do you think the retailer’s customer demand pattern looked like? How did your customer orders vary throughout the game?

2. What happened to the current inventory levels as we move backward, up the supply chain from retailer to manufacturer? Why?

3. How could the supply chain members reduce total inventory and back order costs in the future?

4. Go to http://beergame.lim.ethz.ch/ and try playing the Internet version of the game. Report on your experiences playing the game.