System Dynamics in Integration of Supply Chain Management

Supply chain integration provides a potential opportunity for companies that seek better performance in terms of shorter delivery time and lower price at a guaranteed quality, yet an effective tool that helps decision makers select and combine various components including the possible outcomes of a specific chain during process of integration still is missing. Modelling and simulation modelling is an accepted approach for advancing this shortcoming. Due to uncertainty and complexity of supply chains that stem from its nature perhaps system dynamics provides a better insight compared to the other simulation models for studying the concept. Therefore, this paper aims to provide an insight that why and whether system dynamics has application in integration of supply chain management.