Using discrete-event simulation to create flexibility in apac supply chain management

Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 15-22

  Tiger, Andrew A ^a   Simpson, Penny ^b  

^a Department of Management and Marketing ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Flexibility; Simulation; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993777210     PISSN: 09722696     EISSN: 09740198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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