From: Philippe Marier <Philippe.Marier(a)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<https://apps.forac.ulaval.ca/woodSupplyGame/AideJeuBois/EN/indexEN.htm>
<https://apps.forac.ulaval.ca/woodSupplyGame/AideJeuBois/EN/indexEN.htm> to the
game, how it is
played<https://apps.forac.ulaval.ca/woodSupplyGame/AideJeuBois/EN/rulesEN.htm>, role
descriptions<https://apps.forac.ulaval.ca/woodSupplyGame/AideJeuBois/EN/positionsEN.htm>,
and
parameter<https://apps.forac.ulaval.ca/woodSupplyGame/AideJeuBois/EN/parametresEN.htm>
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<mailto:philippe.marier@forac.ulaval.ca>
Christoph Kogler — christoph.kogler@boku.ac.at<mailto:christoph.kogler@boku.ac.at>
PHILIPPE MARIER, ing., M.B.A.
PROFESSIONNEL DE RECHERCHE
philippe.marier@forac.ulaval.ca<mailto:philippe.marier@forac.ulaval.ca>
Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot, bureau 3514
1065, avenue de la Médecine
Université Laval
Québec (Québec) G1V 0A6
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