From: Philippe Marier <Philippe.Marier@forac.ulaval.ca>
Sent: Mittwoch, 10. Dezember 2025 17:45
Subject: WSG 2026 – Participation and Scheduling

 

Dear Professors,

The FORAC research consortium and BOKU University are preparing next year’s Wood Supply Game competition, tentatively scheduled for Friday, April 17 or Tuesday, April 21. This friendly event is intended for students worldwide who have an interest in wood supply and distribution. It is inspired by the well-known Beer Distribution Game developed at MIT in the 1960s.

Please find attached a short presentation on the upcoming competition. Additional information can be found in the following publications:

https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/ited.2017.0174

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9672948

A website also provides an introduction to the game, how it is played, role descriptions, and parameter explanations.

The game itself can be accessed directly here: https://www.forac.ulaval.ca/en/knowledge-transfer/educational-games/

If you would like to know more about the game or the competition, or if you want to enter a team in the competition, please contact Christoph Kogler or Philippe Marier.

 

Best regards,

Philippe Marier — philippe.marier@forac.ulaval.ca
Christoph Kogler — christoph.kogler@boku.ac.at

 

PHILIPPE MARIER, ing., M.B.A.

PROFESSIONNEL DE RECHERCHE

philippe.marier@forac.ulaval.ca

Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot, bureau 3514

1065, avenue de la Médecine

Université Laval

Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6