Dynamic Modelling for Supply Chain Management

Dr Adolfo Crespo Márquez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Management at the University of Seville. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the same University. Within the area of maintenance, he has extensively participated in many engineering and consulting projects for different companies and for the Spanish Ministry of Science and Education.

• An Introduction to Dynamic Modelling for Supply Chains.- On the Definition of Dynamic Simulation.- Current Supply Chains Management Issues.- Models for SCM Simulation and Analysis.- Modelling Front-end Issues in SCM.- Understanding a Customer’s Decision to Buy.- Understanding Financial Implications of Strategy.- Understanding Hi-tech Business Growth.- Modelling a Hi-tech Business Growth.- Modelling Back-end Issues in SCM.- Back-end Issues Related to Supplier Management.- Modelling a Portfolio of Contracts with Suppliers.- Modelling Back-end Issues in Manufacturing.- Modelling Integration Issues in SCM.- Different Supply Chain Integration Models.- Modelling Financial Implications of Integration Strategies.- Exploring the Use of Manufacturing Control Techniques in Virtual SC.- Capacity Constraints Analysis for SCM.- Modelling Diversity Integration in the Organisation.- Dynamic Modelling Projects.- Presenting SCM Dynamic Simulation Projects.- Capturing the Learning of a Modelling Project.

From the reviews:“This is an interesting book that shows how broad supply chain management (SCM) challenges can be modelled using system dynamics for sense making and quantitative input to decision making. It is suited to those in academia or industry wanting to understand how modelling can be applied to challenging business situations. It provides primers on key areas of SCM and shows through rich case study how to structure modelling work and experiment using models created. … This is a well-structured book with valuable, detailed content.” (Peter Ball, Production Planning & Control, 2011)