1 minute readSticky, yes, but how sticky?
So full of hand-offs is the chain of action that assembles 18,000 separate SKUs into a 2,000 square foot home – all that selling and buying and selling – it’s no wonder prices end-users pay and their original input cost bear little relationship to one another.
National Association of Home Builders director of Tax and Trade Policy Analysis
Business managers and employees can play the publicly available “Wood Supply Game” developed by Forest to Customer (FORAC). The “game” allows players to manage one or more stages of the supply chain and demonstrates how output, inventory stock level, and ordering decisions affect the flow of goods. The game also showcases the importance of information sharing among businesses at different stages. A detailed explanation of how to set up, administer, and play the online game can be found here.
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