Simulation of supply chain behaviour and performance in an uncertain environment

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 71, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 429-438

  Petrovic, Dobrila ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fuzzy sets; Inventory; Simulation; Supply chain; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FUZZY SETS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

SOFTWARE PACKAGE SCSIM; SUPPLY CHAINS;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

EID: 0035815865     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(00)00140-7     Document Type: Article

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