Comparing conventional and distributed approaches to simulation in a complex supply-chain health system.
Korina KatsaliakiNavonil MustafeeSimon J. E. TaylorSally C. BrailsfordPublished in: J. Oper. Res. Soc. (2009)
Keyphrases
- supply chain
- supply chain management
- discrete event simulation
- inventory management
- lead time
- decision making
- service level
- bullwhip effect
- multiagent based simulation
- supplier selection
- inventory control
- quantity discount
- customer demand
- cost savings
- revenue sharing
- decision makers
- inventory policy
- trading partners
- rfid technology
- distribution centers
- operating costs
- small and medium size