SIMULATION-BASED DESIGN OF SUPPLY CHAINS WITH SIMFLEX


Yuri Merkuryev 1, Oksana Burska 1, and John Sedej 2
1 Department of Modelling and Simulation, Riga Technical University, Kalku str. 1, Riga LV-1658, Latvia
merkur@itl.rtu.lv, oksana@itl.rtu.lv
2 The Flextronics SimFlex Group – US, 4520 Executive Drive, Plaza One, San Diego, CA 92121, Phone: +1.858.550.1441, Fax: +1.858.550.1442

ABSTRACT: This paper describes SimFlex, a dynamic supply chain simulation and analysis tool for strategic and tactical planning of logistics networks. The paper covers the main SimFlex features that represent mentioned software as an effective tool for teaching logistics. A case “Supply Chain Network Analysis: Comparing of Alternative Scenarios” created by RTU Department of Modelling and Simulation is presented as an example of such teaching.


KEYWORDS: SimFlex, supply chain, logistics, simulation, teaching



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