Simulation workbench for analysing multi-echelon supply chains

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 449-457

  Ng, Woon Kian ^a   Piplani, Rajesh ^a   Viswanathan, S ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Information exchange; Inventory; Simulation; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0041927654     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576060310477852     Document Type: Article

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