Supply Chain Difficulties Facing Egyptian Fabrics Reaching Global Markets: A Beer Game Simulation

摘要

Industrial organisations attempt to get a larger market share in the current competitive environment. Global trade agreements had provided these organisations with the opportunity to access international marketplaces. This has been turned into industrial competition between developing countries that can provide better trade access to these markets. Many countries are trying to emulate the success of the East Asian newly industrialized countries (NICs). While China utilises its large population and low wage workforce, investing more in automated plants to achieve its industrial strength. Other developing countries such as Egypt are trying to drive economic growth to achieve success in global supply chains [18]. This paper investigates the barriers faced by Egyptian producers in accelerating the growth of their textile fabrics globally. Different methods for data collection were deployed. Simulation experiments were used for validating outcome and proposed possible solutions.