Computer-supported collaborative supply chain modelling and simulation: a knowledge-centric approach. (17th December 2007)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Karacapilidis, Nikos; Adamides, Emmanuel D.
• Is Part Of: International journal of simulation and process modelling. Volume 3:Number 4(2007)
• Page Start: 246
• Page End: 258
• Publication Date: 2007-12-17
• Subjects: collaborative supply chain -- supply chain design -- simulation modelling -- supply chain management -- SCM -- knowledge management -- argumentative discourse -- internet -- decision making -- trust; Management -- Computer simulation -- Periodicals; Mathematical models -- Periodicals; Operations research -- Periodicals; Simulation methods -- Periodicals; 003.05
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-2123

Abstract

The availability of objective information and the accommodation of the different perspectives of stakeholders are critical issues in the collaborative design and/or improvement of a supply chain. To address these issues, this paper presents a collaborative, simulation modelling based approach that comprises a theoretically-founded method for the distributed and asynchronous collaboration of supply chain stakeholders, and a web-based tool to support it. The proposed approach aims at augmenting shared understanding, transparency of individual decisions and trust building along the supply chain through an improved, in terms of quality and buy-in, modelling process. Its application is demonstrated through a real case.