Simulation Modeling of the Sustainable Supply Chain

Patrycja Hoffa-Dabrowska and Katarzyna Grzybowska
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Patrycja Hoffa-Dabrowska: Faculty of Engineering Management, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
Katarzyna Grzybowska: Faculty of Engineering Management, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznan, Poland

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 15, 1-15

Abstract: The development of the global economy affects the environment in which we are living, often in negative ways, including pollutions, exhaust emissions, depletion of natural resources, and other concerns. Therefore, it is so important to use resources in a reasonable, sustainable manner and to be aware of the impact of our activities on the environment, which in the next stage translates into trying to limit negative impacts to the environment. Aspects of sustainable supply chain (SSC) have become more and more popular in the last years. Entrepreneurs pay more attention to the aspect of sustainable development in their activities, especially to exhaust emissions. The rational use of resources is also a very important topic. Not only economic aspects but also environmental and social topics are taken into account in company politics, which is characteristic of sustainable development. The main purpose of this article is to show the benefits of SSC. For this purpose, the simulation models showing the supply chain and the sustainable supply chain will be built. The benefits of SSC in economic and environmental aspects will be presented using a computer simulation tool. Using a simulation tool fits in with sustainability; thanks to modeling supply chains in their virtuality and analysis, many resources can be saved in reality (for example, thanks to the consolidation of freight).

Keywords: sustainability; supply chain; simulation; Industry 4.0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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