Modelling, analysis and optimisation of supply chains by using Petri net models: The state-of-the-art

International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 188-215

  Labadi, Karim ^a   Chen, Haoxun ^b  

^a Ecole Superieure d'Electricite de Production et des Methodes Industrielles   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE TROYES   (France)

Author keywords

Analysis; Logistics systems; Modelling; Optimisation; Performance evaluation; Petri nets; Supply chains; Workflow systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863637776     PISSN: 17589401     EISSN: 1758941X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBPSCM.2010.036199     Document Type: Article

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