Paper Info
Title
Evaluation of paradigms for modeling supply chains as complex socio-technical systems
Abstract
Each simulation paradigm is characterized by a set of core assumptions and some underlying concepts to describe the world. These assumptions, in fact, constrain the development of a conceptual model for the system of study. Consequently, the choice of appropriate simulation paradigm is an important step in the model development process. In this paper, selection of a simulation approach for supply chain modeling is discussed. For this purpose, the supply chain is described from perspective of two well-established system theories. Firstly, supply chains are defined as socio-technical systems. Afterwards, they are described from complex adaptive systems perspective. This study gives a set of features for supply chains as complex socio-technical systems which is subsequently used to compare three simulation paradigms for supply chain modeling - namely, system dynamics, discrete-even simulation and agent-based simulation.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1109/WSC.2012.6465109
Winter Simulation Conference
Keywords
Field
DocType
appropriate simulation paradigm,discrete event simulation,supply chains modeling,complex socio-technical system,model development process,supply chains,simulation paradigm,simulation approach,system theories,large-scale systems,complex adaptive systems,complex adaptive systems perspective,socio-technical system,agent-based simulation,system dynamics,supply chain modeling,adaptive systems,conceptual model,modelling,discrete-even simulation,supply chain,complex socio-technical systems,complexity
Conceptual model,Systems engineering,Simulation,Computer science,Adaptive system,Supply chain,System dynamics,Sociotechnical system,Complex adaptive system,Discrete event simulation
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
0891-7736 E-ISBN : 978-1-4673-4781-5
978-1-4673-4781-5
5
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.44
13
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Behzad Behdani1132.01