Application of Dynamic Analysis in a Centralised Supply Chain

Mu Niu; Petia Sice; Ian French; Erik Mosekilde

doi:10.4018/978-1-60960-135-5.ch003

Application of Dynamic Analysis in a Centralised Supply Chain

Mu Niu, Petia Sice, Ian French, Erik Mosekilde

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This chapter presents dynamic analysis of a model of a centralised supply chain. The research was conducted within the manufacturing sector and involved the breathing equipment manufacturer Draeger Safety, UK A simplified model of the Draeger Safety, UK centralised supply chain is developed and validated. Simulation and analysis are performed using System Dynamics, control theory, nonlinear dynamic and chaos theory. The findings suggest that destructive oscillations of inventory could be generated by internal decision making practices. Bifurcation diagram is plotted to indicate the bifurcation status of the model with different internal decision policies. A management microworlds is developed for managers to experiment with different decision scenarios and learn how the supply chain performs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Supply chain optimization, management and integration : emerging applications
Editors	John Wang
Place of Publication	Hershey, PA
Publisher	IGI Global
Pages	33-53
Number of pages	418
ISBN (Print)	978-1609601355
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-135-5.ch003
Publication status	Published - 2011

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system analysis

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