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    ITECH7413- Supply Chain Management

    ERPSIM Game reflection


    Introduction
    Enterprises Resources Planning (ERP) system is underlying the developing competencies and
    teaching the concepts and also a difficult task. For muesli products, a manufacturing company
    and for beverages, a commercial company these are the two kinds of games (Charland, Léger,
    Feldstein, Robert, Babin & Lyle, 2010). The Game represents exposure to the ERP system in
    real-time. Four to six students are majorly preferred for competing and performing simulation
    game. Problem-based learning is one of the business processes that are followed in ERP
    simulation. I understood about tactics and desired skills by this problem-based learning.

    The team experience


    I played many games with a team of 4 members and my experience was to operate in a changing
    and dynamic environment build by continuous-time simulation. I had to cope up quickly with the
    sales order management, pricing, material planning, and selected tasks concerning procurement
    processes along with this have to add stock to the inventory with the analysis tool and
    corresponding report. The gamming process had joint me with the team members and taught me
    how to deal with other team members and also taught how to communicate with the other team
    members to have great gaming experience.

    I like the most about the game experience today


    One of the biggest parts about the gaming that I like the most is it connected the team members
    whether they or friends or not. The innovative ways and awesome graphics were the main
    attraction point for me which has attracted me towards the actual concept of ERP system.
    Another part of the gaming experience that I like the most is the underlying features of the SAP
    ERP system which were continuously changing in every round and adopting the newly simulated
    market conditions. This approach allows me to focus on the decision-making and analytics along
    with this gave me incentives for getting better at translating strategies into the actions by using
    an ERP system.
    I like the least about the game experience today
    One thing that has disappointed me was simulation can be hindered by the lack of data
    availability that sometimes created the problems in describing accurately a given system. The
    results can be changed by using some facts while the obtained result was an approximation of the
    real result. The core technologies remained unknown for me thus I was unable to finish the game
    properly. The game was in various phases and the thing that has disappointed me was, in the
    beginning, some of the simulations were unknown for me.

    My knowledge of the game that could have been done differently


    The traditional form of ERP system could be identified by changes in the difference of IT that
    would enable ERP. The gaming part taught me various crucial things which are very helpful for
    the real-life experiences, as the coordination among the team members and level of thinking to
    accomplish the task very efficiently and timely. The planning and procurements must be added
    in the game by a gamer to achieve success and survive in every stage or phase like in the real
    world (Léger, Robert, Babin, Pellerin & Wagner, 2011). The advancement in technologies and
    gaming visibility plays a crucial role in joining every member of the team and surviving in the
    game.

    I like the most about the game experience today


    The way that the designer connected people with the game is a very lovable thing for me. The
    graphics of the game and culture created in the gaming felt me like I am in the real world of that
    game and also felt me that player is not playing the game I am on the place of the player. The
    way of providing the game in various phased with continuous increasing difficulties was the best
    attractive point for me. Another likeable thing of the game is the decision of other members
    could also impact the strategies and running processes of the game thus better understanding
    between the player is very crucial for accomplishing the game effectively.

    Additional knowledge or skills that would have helped me play the game today
    The more knowledge about the current technologies and features of the updated game always
    helps a person to play a better game and being a professional in the industry (Caya, Léger,
    Grebot & Brunelle, 2014). I have been appointed for the role of delivering the toolkit and
    facilitating services to every department. The professionalism in some games in the past was a
    beneficial part for me to have great game experience and coordination with the team members, as
    I already knew the value of coordination among the players. The knowledge and experience of
    an ERP system was the biggest beneficial key to play the game today.

    Skills/Learning edges that I could take away from playing the game today
    Gaming taught me strategies that are adequate for realizing different operations involved in
    obtaining profits. The assistance of the technologies for learning the ways of achieving an ERP
    task could be learned. The contact and coordination among members should be appropriate for
    having a better decision to achieve success. To deal with any sort of complexity, the most
    significant skills are teamwork which could take me away to play the game. The
    abovementioned learning and skills are some of them which could take me away from playing
    the game today.

    Conclusion
    It can be concluded that the ERP simulator is very effective and efficient to present the real
    experience to handle the distribution channel. The reflection is majorly concerned about the real
    experience of a gamer and level of coordination among the team members to have a better result
    and experience. As I have experienced the simulator gaming and faced various problems in the
    initial stages regarding data missing and unknown technology, I would like to recommend that
    the initial phase’s acknowledgement should be provided with the detailing of unknown
    technology. The answer shows positive feedback towards the usefulness and reflective phase that
    will confirm the increase in the number of gamers and the positive experience of the gamer.
    References
    Caya, O., Léger, P-M., Grebot, T. & Brunelle, E. (2014). Integrating, sharing, and sourcing
    knowledge in an ERP usage context, Knowledge Management Research & Practice,
    doi: 10.1057/kmrp.2012.54

    Charland, P., Léger, P.-M., Feldstein, H., Robert, J., Babin, G. & Lyle, D. (2010). « Business
    Simulation Training: Guideline for New Training Approaches in IT Training »,
    International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning (ICT 2010), Singapour, 30
    juin – 2 juillet. CD-ROM.

    Léger, P.-M., Robert, J., Babin, G, Pellerin, R. & Wagner, B. (2011). ERP Simulation Game
    with SAP ERP: Manufacturing Game, 7th édition, ERPsim Lab, HEC Montréal, 391
    pages (ISBN: 978-0-9866653-0-1).

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