The impact of forecasting methods on the bullwhip effect

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-27

  Zhang, Xiaolong ^a  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullwhip effect; Forecasting; Inventory control; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INVENTORY CONTROL; MANAGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PUBLIC POLICY;

BULLWHIP EFFECTS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0742284287     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-5273(03)00128-2     Document Type: Article

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