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Littlefield Technologies

Littlefield Technologies

Developed at Stanford University, Littlefield Technologies dramatically improves student enthusiasm and understanding of traditional production and inventory control topics by having students compete managing online factories. It requires minimal faculty time to learn and run the game, and typically runs in the "background" of a course rather than consuming lecture time. Since 1999, the game has been used in graduate and undergraduate courses that teach topics including queuing, capacity planning, and inventory control. It won the POMS Teaching Innovation Award in 2004 and is currently used in about hundreds of business and engineering programs all over the world.

Keywords:
queuing, inventory control, production planning and control, capacity planning, forecasting, Operations Management
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
June 3, 2005
Date Modified in MERLOT:
April 18, 2017
Author:
Sam Wood, Stanford University
Sunil Kumar, Stanford University
Submitter:
Mark Paul
Primary Audience:
College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:
Javascript
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:
Current Web broswer and internet connectivity
Languages:
Spanish, English
Cost Involved:
yes
Source Code Available:
no
Accessibility Information Available:
no
Creative Commons:
no

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