A new transshipment policy in cluster supply chains based on system dynamics

Abstract

In this paper, the cross-chain inventory emergency supplementary of two single supply chains is investigated to simulate the transshipment of the supply chain network system in the industrial cluster supply chains. We assume that each single supply chain is composed by a manufacturer, a wholesaler and a retailer. Besides, a new transshipment policy based on system dynamics (SD) is proposed in this paper, called the model of the cross-chain inventory transshipment between two enterprises from both the same tier and different tiers. The new proposed model is different from the model of the cross-chain inventory transshipment between two enterprises at the same tier and the model of the cross-chain inventory transshipment between two enterprises at different tiers, which have been researched by previous scholars. Some comparisons are made among the three models. It is proved that the new proposed model can improve the customer satisfaction level (CSL) and lower the total inventory level than the two other models existing currently.

Cluster Competitiveness Modeling: An Approach with Systems Dynamics

“…This work presents a novel approach, giving continuity to studies within the analysis of competitiveness in clusters using systems dynamics tools (Rocha et al 2019;Yan and Liu 2018;Rodriguez Parada et al 2016). Causal diagram construction allows for understanding the cluster system dynamic structure in relation to factors that affect its competitiveness and allows for validating the proposed H0 dynamic hypothesis, which constitutes the main contribution and challenges for this research.…”