Supply chain modelling – a co‐ordination approach

Abstract

One of the typical issues in supply chain management (SCM) implementation is how to capture the complexities of supply chains. This paper reviews the existing supply chain modelling methods, and identifies the limitations of current methods. Based on these, a novel co‐ordinated supply chain modelling approach is proposed to capture the complexity of supply chains from the views of scenario, interdependency, process and information. The proposed method is comprehensive, inclusive and aims to capture the complexities of a supply chain, align supply chain processes, and provide the basis for supply chain integration.

Citation

Li, Z., Arun, K. and Guan Lim, Y. (2002), "Supply chain modelling – a co‐ordination approach", Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 13 No. 8, pp. 551-561. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576060210448134