Research Article

Stability of the Supply Chain Using System Dynamics Simulation and the Accumulated Deviations from Equilibrium

Table 3

Parameter values for policy using PSO algorithm.

ParameterValueUnit

Manufacturing cycle time1.98Weeks
Inventory adjustment time12.24Weeks
Average duration of employment76.67Weeks
Average time to fill vacancies1.22Weeks
Labor adjustment time2.04Weeks
Vacancy adjustment time23.85Weeks
WIP adjustment time21.94Weeks
Minimum order processing time4.28Weeks
Safety stock coverage3.50Widgets
(EP for Inventory)93359Widgets
(EP for Labor)1200People