Sense-and-respond supply chain using model-driven techniques

S. Kapoor B. Binney S. Buckley H. Chang T. Chao M. Ettl E. N. Luddy R. K. Ravi J. Yang The results of an effort to build a sense-and-respond solution for a supply chain by using a model-driven development framework are described in this paper. One of the components of the framework is the IBM Research-developed model-driven business-transformation (MDBT) toolkit, a set of formal models, methods, and tools. The inventory optimization analytics used to improve supply chain performance are also described. This approach is illustrated through a case study involving the IBM System xe supply chain.