将软件模拟技术运用于供应链管理中【外文翻译】.pdfVIP

本科毕业论文（设计） 外 文 翻 译 Using Simulation in Supply Chain Management Ted Matwijec VP International Operations Systems Modeling Corporation Introduction: This paper intends to discuss the use of simulation for those companies currently in the process of evaluating their supply chain to gain performance improvements (such as customer service, cost cutting, etc.) for their operations. This document does not cover in great detail features and applications of this technology, rather it focuses on the benefits of using simulation as an effective tool to manage and understand your supply chain. There is substantial information available from vendors on the Internet on supply chain technology such as the Supply Chain Council or for simulation at the Society for Computer Simulation. Some basics on these technologies first: Simulation (discrete-event) can be defined as: creating a computer model of a real or proposed system and conducting experiments on the model to describe observed behavior and/or predict future behavior before investing any time or money. Because experimenting on a real system could be costly and/or impractical, simulation has become an extremely important tool for designing and analyzing complex systems; it is a cost-effective way of testing proposed systems, plans, or policies before incurring the expense of prototypes, field tests, or actual implementations. In fact, many managers have come to view simulation as an inexpensive insurance policy. Simulation sometimes gets confused with Business Process Flowcharting, Work Flow Modeling or Process Modeling. In actuality, simulation has origins in the factory floor --