Parameterization of fast and accurate simulations for complex supply networks

Brett Marc Duarte; John Fowler; Kraig Knutson; Esma Gel; Dan Shunk

Parameterization of fast and accurate simulations for complex supply networks

Brett Marc Duarte, John Fowler, Kraig Knutson, Esma Gel, Dan Shunk

Industrial, Systems and Operations Engineering

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Abstract

More efficient and effective control of supply networks is conservatively worth billions of dollars to the world economy. Adopting an approach by which the basic disciplines of Industrial Engineering, Control Engineering, System Simulation and Business Re-Engineering are integrated into one comprehensive system has been known to produce impressive results. This paper discusses a modular approach to develop a discrete event simulation model that has the appropriate level of abstraction to capture the inherent complexities that exist in a supply chain and is yet simple, fast and produces results of high fidelity. It discusses a method to parameterize each module by fine-tuning a few parameters to make it represent an entire factory, a warehouse or a transportation link.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings
Editors	E. Yucesan, C.H. Chen, J.L. Snowdon, J.M. Charnes
Pages	1327-1336
Number of pages	10
Volume	2
State	Published - 2002
Event	Proceedings of the 2002 Winter Simulation Conference - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Dec 8 2002 → Dec 11 2002

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Other	Proceedings of the 2002 Winter Simulation Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	12/8/02 → 12/11/02

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Chemical Health and Safety
Software
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Applied Mathematics
Modeling and Simulation

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Parameterization of fast and accurate simulations for complex supply networks

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