Supply Chain Simulation A System Dynamics Approach for Improving Per

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

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Francisco Campuzano Josefa Mula •

Supply Chain Simulation A System Dynamics Approach for Improving Performance

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Francisco Campuzano Department of Business Management Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial Technical University of Cartagena Campus Muralla del Mar 30202 Cartagena (Murcia) Spain e-mail: [email protected]

ISBN 978-0-85729-718-1 DOI 10.1007/978-0-85729-719-8

Josefa Mula Research Centre on Production Management and Engineering (CIGIP) Department of Business Management Universitat Politècnica de València Campus de Alcoy Plaza Ferrándiz y Carbonell, 2 03801 Alcoy Spain e-mail: [email protected]

e-ISBN 978-0-85729-719-8

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Contents

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Introduction to Supply Chain Simulation . . . 1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Analytical or Simulation-Based Models? . 1.3 Characteristics of a Simulation Model . . . 1.4 Objectives of Supply Chain Simulation . . 1.5 Types of Supply Chain Simulation . . . . . 1.5.1 Spreadsheet-Based Simulation . . . 1.5.2 System Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5.3 Discrete Events Systems Dynamic 1.5.4 Business Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 Techniques for Supply Chain Simulation . 1.7 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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