Supply Chain Network Design and Analysis Using Simulation Technique: Case of Kojj Food Complex
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2018-06
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AAU
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Now a day’s world market, managing the whole supply chain system becomes a critical factor for
the successful business. This thesis paper tries to identify the existing problems of the case
company through scientific problem identification method and collect data to analyze the critical
causes of the identified supply chain problems. it uses arena simulation software for modeling and
analyzing the supply chain system for 1000hrs replication length. then, the paper obtained the
following results: the company needs to work on raw material supply part by using transportation
cost optimization method, the utilization of resources (trucks and labors) shows the rate at which
the resources be busy during the simulation time. trucks utilization is about 53.8 and the utilization
of labors is about 58.4 busy in the stated simulation run length. And finally, inventory management
system point milling machine utilization is about 51 % busy in the afore mentioned simulation run
length. The operators in packaging process operate with 59 %. finally, the paper concluded by
developing the optimized and logical supply chain network system for the case company.
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simulation, supply chain