# Material flow

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'''Material flow''' (or "materials flow") is the description of the transportation of [raw material](/source/raw_material)s, pre-fabricates, parts, components, integrated objects and final products as a flow of entities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What does Material Flow mean? |url=https://impargo.de/en/glossary/material-flow |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=impargo.de |language=en}}</ref> The term applies mainly to advanced modeling of [supply chain management](/source/supply_chain_management) and its use has been largely subsumed under this heading.<ref>Mills, J., Schmitz, J. and Frizelle, G., [https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/01443570410558058/full/html A strategic review of "supply networks"], ''International Journal of Operations & Production Management'', volume 24, No. 10, 2004, page 1012, accessed on 28 February 2025</ref>

As industrial material flow can easily become very complex, several different specialized simulation tools have been developed for complex systems. Typical tools include:
* [AnyLogic](/source/AnyLogic)
* AutoMod for logistics systems
* [Plant Simulation](/source/Plant_Simulation) for production system.

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