Abstract
It is well established that supply chains can be multitiered dynamic systems where each tier may have multiple entities (such as suppliers or manufacturers) and the linear flow of goods is uncommon (Riddalls, Bennett and Tipi 2000). This complexity is exacerbated when entities in the supply chain may be involved in a multitude of other supply chains, each with differing requirements or objectives (Sahin and Robinson 2002). In a supply chain system, there are forward flows of materials as product is moved from the supply base, to the manufacturers and eventually to the end customer. These material flows are triggered by information flows, which move in the reverse direction through the supply chain as shown in Figure 6.1.
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Wu, T., Blackhurst, J. (2009). Modelling Supply Chain Information and Material Flow Perturbations. In: Dwivedi, A., Butcher, T. (eds) Supply Chain Management and Knowledge Management. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230234956_6
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