Ddi Tool: A serious game for the development of competences of graduate and postgraduate students in the Operations Management environment

A serious game known as Ddi Tool is presented by the authors to improve the competences on Operations Management of graduate and postgraduate students. The game is applied to the resolution of multistage industrial processes allowing to have a global vision of the manufacturing process and combining...

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Main Author: F. Javier Ramirez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia 2017-06-01
Series:WPOM : Working Papers on Operations Management
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Online Access:https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/WPOM/article/view/7127
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description A serious game known as Ddi Tool is presented by the authors to improve the competences on Operations Management of graduate and postgraduate students. The game is applied to the resolution of multistage industrial processes allowing to have a global vision of the manufacturing process and combining the students’ skills on operations management research and learning. The tool allows also to perform an economic evaluation of the whole process by means of the process costs analysis and improving this cost as function of the main process variables and parameters: raw material, workforce, energy consumption, etc. The game has been generated using Java language with a user-friendly interface for a quick comprehension by the student during the practical classroom. In this manner, the tool allows developing competencies to students applying and developing scientific, technological, mathematical, economical and sustainable knowledge.
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spelling doaj.art-2490055aa53441948f0a671b3ee87d062022-12-21T17:17:54ZengUniversidad Politécnica de ValenciaWPOM : Working Papers on Operations Management1989-90682017-06-0180505310.4995/wpom.v8i0.71275317Ddi Tool: A serious game for the development of competences of graduate and postgraduate students in the Operations Management environmentF. Javier Ramirez0Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaA serious game known as Ddi Tool is presented by the authors to improve the competences on Operations Management of graduate and postgraduate students. The game is applied to the resolution of multistage industrial processes allowing to have a global vision of the manufacturing process and combining the students’ skills on operations management research and learning. The tool allows also to perform an economic evaluation of the whole process by means of the process costs analysis and improving this cost as function of the main process variables and parameters: raw material, workforce, energy consumption, etc. The game has been generated using Java language with a user-friendly interface for a quick comprehension by the student during the practical classroom. In this manner, the tool allows developing competencies to students applying and developing scientific, technological, mathematical, economical and sustainable knowledge.https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/WPOM/article/view/7127learningserious gameoperations managementeconomic analysis
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Ddi Tool: A serious game for the development of competences of graduate and postgraduate students in the Operations Management environment
WPOM : Working Papers on Operations Management
learning
serious game
operations management
economic analysis
title Ddi Tool: A serious game for the development of competences of graduate and postgraduate students in the Operations Management environment
title_full Ddi Tool: A serious game for the development of competences of graduate and postgraduate students in the Operations Management environment
title_fullStr Ddi Tool: A serious game for the development of competences of graduate and postgraduate students in the Operations Management environment
title_full_unstemmed Ddi Tool: A serious game for the development of competences of graduate and postgraduate students in the Operations Management environment
title_short Ddi Tool: A serious game for the development of competences of graduate and postgraduate students in the Operations Management environment
title_sort ddi tool a serious game for the development of competences of graduate and postgraduate students in the operations management environment
topic learning
serious game
operations management
economic analysis
url https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/WPOM/article/view/7127
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