Analysis of the bullwhip effect with multi-echelon, multi-product supply chains

The bullwhip effect is a phenomenon in forecast-driven distribution channels, which is associated with a trend of larger and larger swings in inventory in response to changes in demand, as we look at firm further back in the supply chain for a particular product. This paper deals with the bullwhip e...

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Main Authors: M. Ghaffari, N. Javadian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Growing Science 2013-10-01
Series:International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations
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Online Access:http://www.growingscience.com/ijiec/Vol4/IJIEC_2013_22.pdf