OPERATIONS & WORKING CAPITAL
The cost of an empty shelf.
Connect purchasing and inventory decisions to fulfilment, customer service, and cash tied up in stock.
Learning goals
- Connect purchase timing and quantities to available stock.
- Distinguish orders awarded from units delivered.
- Explain how service in one round affects the next.
DISCUSSION PROMPT
Would you rather hold excess inventory or risk a stockout? Explain your choice using cash and service evidence.
Suggested sequence
- Review opening cash, inventory, and supplier terms.
- Choose purchasing quantities and fulfil customer orders.
- Compare on-time deliveries, backorders, and closing inventory.
Evidence to look for: An order-to-delivery trace, a stock review, and a justified purchasing plan.
A proposed teaching outline. Game rounds and connected evidence require classroom rehearsal before use.
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