The following documents may be of interest, for further study...
Conference paper: Farr, R. and Tannock, J. (2007) in Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Responsive Manufacturing (ICRM), Nottingham, UK, September 17th - 19th
Slideshow presentation: Farr, R. ‘Use of Discrete Event Simulation to Evaluate Alternative Systems of Logistic Control’, VIVACE Forum 2 presentation
Project technical report: Farr, R. and Holm, S. (2006) Alternative logistic concepts and their effect within the company and the supply chain, VIVACE Project deliverable D2.5.3_1, ref: VIVACE 2.5/UNOTT/T/06040-1.0
Project technical report: Farr, R. (2007) The Internal Logistics Showcase