AHS 7610 week 2 discussion
Week 2: Discussion Board
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As you read over the Beer Game in P. Senge’s book, The Fifth Discipline, think of yourself as one of the four positions: retailer, wholesaler, distributor, and factory. After you are done reading, answer these questions:
- What position are you?
- Did you feel yourself “at the effect” of forces in the system from time to time? (i.e. relatively helpless in the face of huge incoming orders or excess inventories)
- Did you find yourself “blaming” the position next to you for your problems?
- What do you think the customers were doing?
- Is this an example of external events causing problems or the underlying structure of the system causing the problems?
- How do we deal more effectively with underlying structures?
