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The Dice Game Simulation

This page demonstrates the 'dice game,' a very simple production simulation that can be done with dice, some chips or matches, and some bowls. The game is performed in The Goal, chapter 14.

We simulated the game with the iThink computer model. The dice throws are simulated by random numbers. You all know that the average throughput should be 3.5, the average number of 1+2+3+4+5+6.

The Model Diagram

Text listing of the equations

Results

(All have equal capacity.)


Throughput averaged over last ten days:

Bottleneck has max throw of six, others have two dice.





Throughput averaged over last ten days:


Increase Chuck's initial inventory to 8:




This result is not exactly as expected. Please E-Mail comments to me or to the TOC list server.