In today's global market, managing the entire supply chain becomes a key factor for measuring the successful business performance and the performance evaluation remains one of the biggest challenges for today's companies. This holds true for many individual companies as well as for the extended supply chain in which they participate. World-class organisations now realise that non-integrated manufacturing processes, non-integrated distribution processes and poor relationships with suppliers and customers are inadequate for their success. They realise the impact of an organisation's plan on the other areas of the supply chain. The impact of an organisation's plan on the whole supply chain is unpredictable before its execution. Simulation permits the evaluation of operating performance prior to the execution of a plan. In practical applications, business performance and supply chain modelling has become a necessity.
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