Abstract

A modeling and simulation framework to facilitate supply chain design is presented. Based on the modeling framework, a discrete event simulation package is developed to achieve modeling flexibility and simulation efficiency. Typical attributes and behaviors of each supply chain facility are defined and integrated into building blocks of the simulation package, with which practitioners can easily build a supply chain model, simulate it with different operation rules and precisely evaluate its performances. A case study of automotive industry is presented and a distribution network model is proposed.Key wordssupply chain modelingdistribution networkdiscrete-event simulationmake-to-stockmake-to-order

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