Title
Performance analysis of a multi-plant specialty chemical manufacturing enterprise using an agent-based model
Abstract
Modern day manufacturing enterprises consist of networks of worldwide production sites, each of which has its own supply chain. There are complex interactions between the decisions at various levels of such enterprises that lead to intricate dynamics. To make holistic decisions, it is necessary to measure and analyze performance of the enterprise and its constituents under various conditions. Such performance analysis calls for appropriate modeling and simulation tools. Agent-based modeling has been demonstrated as a promising approach for modeling such complex networks of distributed actors. In this paper, we demonstrate how an agent-based model can be developed to explicitly capture the interactions among the various constituents including the plants, functional departments, and external entities. As an illustrative case, an agent-based model of a lube additive manufacturing supply chain is introduced and the performance of the system studied under a significant range of behaviors, business policies, and environmental events.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1016/j.compchemeng.2010.01.020
Computers & Chemical Engineering
Keywords
Field
DocType
Agent-based modeling,Supply chain,Performance analysis,Simulation,Abnormal situation management,Decision support
Chemical industry,Business policies,Agent-based model,Modeling and simulation,Manufacturing enterprises,Decision support system,Knowledge management,Control engineering,Risk analysis (engineering),Complex network,Supply chain,Engineering
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
34
5
0098-1354
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
7
0.54
15
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Behzad Behdani1132.01
Zofia Lukszo29431.29
Arief Adhitya3796.48
Rajagopalan Srinivasan468379.21