An Educational Game in Collaborative Logistics

INFORMS Transactions on Education

Sophie D'Amours¹  Mikael Rönnqvist² 

[1] FORAC Research Consortium, CIRRELT, Université Laval, Québec, Canada;Norwegian School of Economics, No-5045 Bergen, Norway

关键词: collaborative logistics;    cost sharing;    cooperative game;    logistics;   

DOI  :  10.1287/ited.1120.0090

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: INFORMS

【 摘 要 】

We describe an educational game in collaborative logistics. The game is based on an award-winning application in cost allocation in transportation. The purpose of the game is to acquire an understanding of negotiation, coalition building, and cost/profit sharing when the players have different powers and hold different levels of information. The game is played with each player representing a single company. The challenge for the players is to find an efficient coalition and to share the benefits and costs of the collaboration. We describe the underlying case study, review basic concepts in game theory, outline the teaching case, and discuss experiences from running the game in several countries and with students in business, engineering, and forestry.

【 授权许可】

CC BY