Modelling customer demand in forest products industry supply chains: a review of the literature. (13th October 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vahid, Saba; Maness, Thomas
• Is Part Of: International journal of simulation and process modelling. Volume 6:Number 2(2010)
• Page Start: 103
• Page End: 114
• Publication Date: 2010-10-13
• Subjects: SCM -- supply chain modelling -- supply chain management -- demand modelling -- customer demand -- forest products industry -- stochastic demand -- deterministic demand -- simulation -- optimisation -- agent-based models -- agent-based systems -- multi-agent systems -- MAS -- literature review; Management -- Computer simulation -- Periodicals; Mathematical models -- Periodicals; Operations research -- Periodicals; Simulation methods -- Periodicals; 003.05
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1740-2123

Abstract

To remain competitive in today's business environment, forest products manufacturing enterprises can greatly benefit from the concept of Supply Chain Management (SCM). Modelling the supply chain is the first step towards this goal. Since all business activities in a supply chain are carried out to satisfy the end-customer's demand, it is vital to correctly model the demand for the final products or services. This paper provides a review and classification of existing approaches for modelling the end-customer demand in supply chains. It then identifies the promising approaches for use in the context of forest products industry.