Research on the Power Plant Coal-Fired Supply Chain Based on Witness Software

Based on analyzing characteristics and relations of thermal power plant coal-fired supply chain, including the choice of coal suppliers, railroad transport systems, power plants, by Witness software the thesis sets up a simulation and optimization model of the coal-fired supply chain and detailedly analyzes one example. The model results not only macroscopically image bottleneck points and resources availability, but define optima separate stage ordering goods batches and stockpile quantities. The thesis is powerful and significant for thermal power plant to establish scientific reasonable supply chain strategies, reduce the cost and increase competition ability.