Business information supply chain modeling and simulation methodology

Business information supply chain management in today's business climate characterized are with high uncertainty. Globalization of business, outsourcing, shorter transaction cycles, and high end user expectations require effective solutions for business information supply chain. Simulation can be a valuable tool for business information supply chain analysis, planning, optimization, evaluation, and risk management. This paper presents a methodology for modeling both structure and dynamics of complex business information supply chain based on process approach. It also describes the model-driven simulation methodology and the main components of the simulation software solution: model database, process library, knowledge base, and execution engine. Finally, simulation results of the case supply network are presented.