Evaluation of a configuration model for the design of adaptable logistics chains in the railway vehicle manufacturing industry

This paper presents an approach on how to identify and design adaptable logistics chains configurations. Logistics chains are mostly influenced by changes in their business environment. A system's adaptability is seen as one potential to effectively counteract these environmental changes. To consider the effects of adaptability on the whole supply chain, a framework for configuring adaptable logistic chains was developed within the research project “KoWaLo”. The approach and a case study in the railway vehicle manufacturing industry, developed and performed within this research project, is shown in this paper.