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Soda Pop Game

Each team gets to manage a production line in a soft drink bottling factory, both for direct and contracted customers. The goal is to obtain the highest profitability through a smart management of the inventory and the production capacity.

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COURSES IN WHICH THE SODAPOP GAME IS USED:

Operations Management, Inventory Management, Supply Chain, Logistics

Students and players will manage a bottling factory. They would have to input and manage the size of the order (Q) and the reorder point (R), decide how many machines to buy and keep active, and accept or reject a sales contract. They would be able to make decisions based on data, analyzing demand, cash flow, stock of finished products and raw materials.

"I teach a core Operations Management class for MBA students. I used the Soda Pop Game to allow the students to experience how several aspects of the material being taught come together to run a business. I ran the simulation two times with the class during the semester, so that they can see their progress. Each time they experience the game, the students make new connections as to how forecasting, inventory, and production smoothing come together. While this simulation uses a bottling plant, the lessons learned may be transferred to many industries. The feedback from the students was very positive. I will continue to use this in my course for the foreseeable future. I recommend that you try it out too!"

David Dreyfus

Assistant Professor

Rutgers University - USA

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-08-25T21:30:28+00:00

David Dreyfus

Assistant Professor

Rutgers University - USA

"I teach a core Operations Management class for MBA students. I used the Soda Pop Game to allow the students to experience how several aspects of the material being taught come together to run a business. I ran the simulation two times with the class during the semester, so that they can see their progress. Each time they experience the game, the students make new connections as to how forecasting, inventory, and production smoothing come together. While this simulation uses a bottling plant, the lessons learned may be transferred to many industries. The feedback from the students was very positive. I will continue to use this in my course for the foreseeable future. I recommend that you try it out too!"
"My colleagues and I definitely believe in them. They are much more effective in capturing the attention of all participants than a boring presentation or an Excel spreadsheet."

Miguel Rodríguez

Revenue Manager

Melia Hotels International - Germany

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-29T21:22:55+00:00

Miguel Rodríguez

Revenue Manager

Melia Hotels International - Germany

"My colleagues and I definitely believe in them. They are much more effective in capturing the attention of all participants than a boring presentation or an Excel spreadsheet."
"Some of the students that have been very quiet throughout the semester “came alive” and communicated more with each other than they had during formal classes until then."

David Martell

Professor

University of Toronto - Canada

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-29T22:40:11+00:00

David Martell

Professor

University of Toronto - Canada

"Some of the students that have been very quiet throughout the semester “came alive” and communicated more with each other than they had during formal classes until then."
"It is a user-friendly work tool, adding value about the need to work in an integrated way between processes. Students, at certain times, become passionate about the game, because it leads them to think and act like entrepreneurs. I suggest starting from the medium to the highest complexity and with its application, both in undergraduate and graduate activities."

Raúl Baides

Professor

ADEN International Business School

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-28T20:00:14+00:00

Raúl Baides

Professor

ADEN International Business School

"It is a user-friendly work tool, adding value about the need to work in an integrated way between processes. Students, at certain times, become passionate about the game, because it leads them to think and act like entrepreneurs. I suggest starting from the medium to the highest complexity and with its application, both in undergraduate and graduate activities."
"Once they completed the simulation and got the metrics, they could think critically and assess both upstream and downstream impacts of their inventory management and production decisions. I fully intend to use the SodaPop Game again"

Rae Rawley, Ph.D.

Professor

Peninsula College - USA

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-28T19:53:29+00:00

Rae Rawley, Ph.D.

Professor

Peninsula College - USA

"Once they completed the simulation and got the metrics, they could think critically and assess both upstream and downstream impacts of their inventory management and production decisions. I fully intend to use the SodaPop Game again"
"I found that the use of simulation games in the classroom increases students' motivation for learning. Additionally, this active learning prepares students to deal with the real-business environment and decision making in uncertainties."

Hossein Rikhtehgar

Assistant Professor

Pacific University - Oregon

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-30T00:30:43+00:00

Hossein Rikhtehgar

Assistant Professor

Pacific University - Oregon

"I found that the use of simulation games in the classroom increases students' motivation for learning. Additionally, this active learning prepares students to deal with the real-business environment and decision making in uncertainties."
"It is much easier for the students to understand the concepts through the game than a standard lecture."

Tito Homem-de-Mello

Professor

Universidad Adolfo Ibañez - Chile

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-30T00:22:00+00:00

Tito Homem-de-Mello

Professor

Universidad Adolfo Ibañez - Chile

"It is much easier for the students to understand the concepts through the game than a standard lecture."
"Thanks again for offering this super useful product"

Atalay Atasu

Lecturer

Georgia Institute of Technology - USA

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-17T22:46:01+00:00

Atalay Atasu

Lecturer

Georgia Institute of Technology - USA

"Thanks again for offering this super useful product"
"With the advent of online education, simulators or games have become essential to get the student's attention. To be effective, online teaching cannot simply be doing the same thing as face-to-face classes. It doesn't work. It requires a change in the way of teaching and simulators help a lot to make things different."

Antonio Kovacevic

Professor

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-28T19:28:03+00:00

Antonio Kovacevic

Professor

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile

"With the advent of online education, simulators or games have become essential to get the student's attention. To be effective, online teaching cannot simply be doing the same thing as face-to-face classes. It doesn't work. It requires a change in the way of teaching and simulators help a lot to make things different."
"I would say that students have a different energy whenever its game day. Even the students who are the least motivated in class end up being the most involved during a game".

Joline Uichanco

Lecturer

University of Michigan - USA

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-23T17:49:29+00:00

Joline Uichanco

Lecturer

University of Michigan - USA

"I would say that students have a different energy whenever its game day. Even the students who are the least motivated in class end up being the most involved during a game".
"We call them games, because they are fun. But as learning tools, they are as effective as any class, homework or study case".

Marcelo Olivares

Professor

Universidad de Chile - Chile

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-23T17:05:04+00:00

Marcelo Olivares

Professor

Universidad de Chile - Chile

"We call them games, because they are fun. But as learning tools, they are as effective as any class, homework or study case".
"This simulation improves the typical case study as the student gets an immediate reaction to the decisions made. You can see the workings of what you put into practice directly, not through the correction or scoring of a paper (...) I have used the simulator for the last 4 years and in all of them the session has been a success, the students have left fully satisfied".

Guillermo Carbonell

Lecturer

INEDE Business School - Spain

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-22T16:50:14+00:00

Guillermo Carbonell

Lecturer

INEDE Business School - Spain

"This simulation improves the typical case study as the student gets an immediate reaction to the decisions made. You can see the workings of what you put into practice directly, not through the correction or scoring of a paper (...) I have used the simulator for the last 4 years and in all of them the session has been a success, the students have left fully satisfied".
"After each run, there are a number of charts and graphs that are interactive to show comparisons of all teams or team vs team. This allows the professor to discuss the winning strategies with the class live right after the simulation run. I learned how to use these charts and graphs from the support representative. Overall this was an outstanding simulation game made successful by the strong support from GameLab."

David Culbreth

Professor

Colorado School of Mines - USA

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-28T19:44:20+00:00

David Culbreth

Professor

Colorado School of Mines - USA

"After each run, there are a number of charts and graphs that are interactive to show comparisons of all teams or team vs team. This allows the professor to discuss the winning strategies with the class live right after the simulation run. I learned how to use these charts and graphs from the support representative. Overall this was an outstanding simulation game made successful by the strong support from GameLab."
"The use of simulators, specifically the SodaPop Game, has allowed me to put into practice many of the concepts discussed in this area. It is a tool that contributes significantly to learning and also helps to improve the dynamics of synchronous sessions"

Juan Esteban Escalante

Lecturer

EAFIT University - Colombia

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-22T16:25:22+00:00

Juan Esteban Escalante

Lecturer

EAFIT University - Colombia

"The use of simulators, specifically the SodaPop Game, has allowed me to put into practice many of the concepts discussed in this area. It is a tool that contributes significantly to learning and also helps to improve the dynamics of synchronous sessions"
"They asked me if in Industrial Engineering we had something to show these students about what engineering is, and I said: Yes! We have this simulator that is playful, very visual and simple. Let ́s put them to play it so they can realize what industrial engineers do"

Alejandro Mac Cawley

Lecturer

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-17T22:33:06+00:00

Alejandro Mac Cawley

Lecturer

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile

"They asked me if in Industrial Engineering we had something to show these students about what engineering is, and I said: Yes! We have this simulator that is playful, very visual and simple. Let ́s put them to play it so they can realize what industrial engineers do"
"The SodaPop simulation is excellent. It can be used for a wide range of learning objectives in Operations courses at different levels. In my case, I use it in an MBA course and the students like it very much, they enjoy playing and applying concepts that in the classroom may be difficult to put into practice. I definitely recommend it"

Esteban Koberg

Lecturer

Adolfo Ibañez University - Chile

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-22T16:34:25+00:00

Esteban Koberg

Lecturer

Adolfo Ibañez University - Chile

"The SodaPop simulation is excellent. It can be used for a wide range of learning objectives in Operations courses at different levels. In my case, I use it in an MBA course and the students like it very much, they enjoy playing and applying concepts that in the classroom may be difficult to put into practice. I definitely recommend it"
"Working with the GameLab simulator is a great exercise and challenge for me as a teacher, since it allows to develop concepts in a playful way, making classes more entertaining. The most important thing is that it improves the interpretation and assimilation of knowledge of the students because it makes ideas tangible from life experiences. Additionally, the GameLab team provides strong remote support in sync with the class, which ensures the success of the model."

Leonardo Guevara

Professor

ADEN International Business School

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-28T19:39:35+00:00

Leonardo Guevara

Professor

ADEN International Business School

"Working with the GameLab simulator is a great exercise and challenge for me as a teacher, since it allows to develop concepts in a playful way, making classes more entertaining. The most important thing is that it improves the interpretation and assimilation of knowledge of the students because it makes ideas tangible from life experiences. Additionally, the GameLab team provides strong remote support in sync with the class, which ensures the success of the model."
"Simulations engage the students directly and give them an opportunity to not only apply the techniques they’re learning but also to think critically about the outcome by assessing the metrics and considering cause, event, and effect."

Rae Rawley, Ph.D.

Professor

Peninsula College - USA

GameLab Education - Games and Simulations for Operations Management classes
2020-07-28T19:10:34+00:00

Rae Rawley, Ph.D.

Professor

Peninsula College - USA

"Simulations engage the students directly and give them an opportunity to not only apply the techniques they’re learning but also to think critically about the outcome by assessing the metrics and considering cause, event, and effect."
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