Supply Chain Simulation A System Dynamics Approach for Improving Performance /

• Main Authors: Campuzano, Francisco (Author), Mula, Josefa (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2011.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Production management.; Computer simulation.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Operations Management.; Simulation and Modeling.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.

Supply Chain Simulation allows readers to practice modeling and simulating a multi-level supply chain. The chapters are a combination of the practical and the theoretical, covering: knowledge of simulation methods and techniques, the conceptual framework of a typical supply chain, the main concepts...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction to Supply Chain Simulation
• 2. Conceptual Framework for Supply Chain Simulation
• 3. Bullwhip Effect in Supply Chains
• 4. System Dynamics: Main Concepts
• 5. Starting to Model the Supply Chain. Warehouse Management
• 6. Modeling a Traditional Supply Chain by Using Causal Loop Diagrams
• 7. Getting into Practice. Modeling an Entire Traditional Supply Chain.