An agent-based model of supply chains with dynamic structures

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 5403-5413

  Li, Jing ^a   Chan, Felix T S ^b  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Make to order supply chains; Make to stock supply chains; Simulation model; Supply chain structures

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODEL; MAKE TO ORDER; MAKE-TO-STOCK; SIMULATION MODEL; SUPPLY CHAIN STRUCTURES;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTELLIGENT AGENTS;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 84872597434     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2012.10.054     Document Type: Article

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