Title :
A kind of agile supply chain system
Author :
Xiong, Gang ; Nyberg Timo, R. ; Xiong, Guangyu
Author_Institution :
Autom. & Control Inst., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland
Abstract :
Existing supply chains (SCs) have some disadvantages. In the paper, a kind of agile supply chain (ASC) is created and discussed. First, ASC is defined and analyzed. Then the judge criterion, qualified ASC and technology is given. Next, the basic functions of ASC are created and listed. Several key technologies of ASC are put forward and discussed, where the information integration for ASC management and fast system reorganization are two key issues. Finally, conclusions are drawn out and further research work is given out
Keywords :
management; manufacturing data processing; production control; security of data; stock control data processing; agile supply chain system; development model; information security; software reconfiguration; unified modeling; Automatic control; Automation; Capacity planning; Computational modeling; Costs; Disaster management; Forward contracts; Supply chains; Technology management; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 2001 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7087-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2001.973590
