Using Swarm for Simulating the Order Fulfillment Process
in Divergent Assembly Supply Chains
By
Fu Ren Lin,
Troy J. Strader, and
Michael J. Shaw.
The effective management of a supply chain requires
the coordination of different and sometimes contradictory interests.
A multi-agent simulator can turn out to be a powerful support
in the decision-making process. In particular, the effect of information
sharing on order fulfillment in divergent assembly supply chain
is found to attain a substantial reduction in inventory costs
while maintaining acceptable order fulfillment cycle times. In
other words, information as a source of enhanced coordination
and uncertainty reduction is a substitute for inventory.
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