An object‐oriented approach for building a flexible supply chain model

Purpose – This paper aims to propose a framework for building a flexible supply chain business model using an object‐oriented approach.Design/methodology/approach – The proposed modeling framework has used the de facto object‐oriented modeling standard, Unified Modeling Language (UML), for building a supply chain model. To compensate for the potential weakness of the pure object‐oriented model and UML, the framework integrates business rules with its model.Findings – This paper provides information about several sources, which are the bases of modeling a supply chain. The paper regards a supply chain as five view models with four business domains and each domain consists of functions, resources, processes, interactions and business rules.Research limitations/implications – A typical manufacturing supply chain is considered as a target system to apply this design methodology. The paper does not handle a real case study as an application example.Originality/value – This paper newly added the category of “Bu...