Material flow is the description of the transportation of raw materials, pre-fabricates, parts, components, integrated objects and final products as a flow of entities. The term applies mainly to advanced modeling of
supply chain management
In commerce, supply chain management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods and services including all processes that transform raw materials into final products between businesses and locations. This can include the movement and st ...
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As industrial material flow can easily become very complex, several different specialized simulation tools have been developed for complex systems. Typical tools are:
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AnyLogic
AnyLogic is a multimethod simulation modeling tool developed by The AnyLogic Company (former XJ Technologies). It supports agent-based, discrete event, and system dynamics simulation methodologies.Christopher W. Weimer,
J. O. Miller, Raymond ...
* AutoMod for logistics systems
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Plant Simulation for production system
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