'''Material flow''' (or "materials flow") is the description of the transportation of raw materials, 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 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 * AutoMod for logistics systems * Plant Simulation for production system.
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