DocumentCode
2824524
Title
A supply chain case study of a food manufacturing merger
Author
Parsons, David J. ; Siprelle, Andrew J.
Author_Institution
Simulation Dynamics Inc., Maryville, TN, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
1090
Abstract
A large food manufacturer recently decided to merge with another food manufacturer of similar size. The companies anticipated dealing with complex issues of combining their operations and supply chains. The companies decided to use simulation as an analysis tool for the merging of their supply chains. This paper presents a case study of the simulation study and the results
Keywords
digital simulation; food processing industry; manufacturing data processing; food manufacturing merger; simulation; supply chain; Analytical models; Computer aided software engineering; Corporate acquisitions; Food manufacturing; Marine vehicles; Merging; Pain; Production facilities; Supply chain management; Supply chains;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Simulation Conference, 2000. Proceedings. Winter
Conference_Location
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6579-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WSC.2000.899069
Filename
899069
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