1. School of Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, American University in Cairo, Egypt;2. The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92617, United States
Abstract:
A Supply Chain (SC) requires undertaking considerable number of activities covering the flow of information and goods among multiple production and distribution cells over several tiers. The successful implementation of a SC hinges on the optimum integration and synchronization of these activities.