Using Simulation Tools to Model Renewable Resources The Case of the Thai Rubber Industry /

• Main Authors: Chanchaichujit, Janya (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Saavedra-Rosas, José F. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Business logistics.; Renewable energy resources.; Management.; Industrial management.; Industrial management-Environmental aspects.; International business enterprises.; Asia-Economic conditions.; Supply Chain Management.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Sustainability Management.; Asian Business.

This book provides a detailed study of the Thai rubber industry and its utilisation of renewable resources, focussing on the use of open source software in building supply chain models. By describing elements that the supply chain is composed of and relating this to Thailand's rubber industry,...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Elements of the Natural Rubber Industry Supply Chain
• 3. Discrete Event Simulation Concepts
• 4. DES Model Development
• 5. Model Implementation and Validation
• 6. Conclusions and Future Research Avenues.