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A systematic approach for supply chain conflict detection with a hierarchical Petri Net extension **.
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Omega
- Article date:
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October 1, 2008
- Author:
- Blackhurst, Jennifer; Wu, Tong "Theresa"; Craighead, Christopher W.
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Coordinating and managing distributed entities in a supply chain is a challenging task due, in part, to conflicts present in such systems. If not handled effectively, the conflict can degrade the performance of the system as a whole due to the fact that each individual entity may be working towards goals that sub-optimize the integrated system. Therefore, the ability to discover conflicts would be a valuable asset, particularly if the discovery occurred proactively. This paper presents a methodology, extending the concept of basic Petri Nets, to discover supply chain conflict before they occur and cause detrimental effects to system performance. The approach involves linking hierarchical ...