Supply system dynamics: Distributed control in supply chains and networks

Cybernetics and Systems

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 375-415

  Schwaninger, Markus ^a   Vrhovec, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; LOGISTICS; OPTIMIZATION;

OPTIMIZATION MODELS; PRODUCTION PLANNING SYSTEMS; RECURSIVE LOGIC; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM); SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 33748489742     PISSN: 01969722     EISSN: 10876553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01969720600683338     Document Type: Article

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