| Article ID: | iaor199090 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 27 |
| Start Page Number: | 48 |
| End Page Number: | 57 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1986 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Oakland John S., Lockyer Keith G., Sohal Amrik |
This article describes a participative production control game which has been used successfully for teaching in the United Kingdom. A questionnaire examining participants’ reactions has shown that the use of the game has successfully educated students in production control and increased awareness of this important discipline among managers in nonproduction functions.