On variance amplification in a three-echelon supply chain with minimum mean square error forecasting

Omega

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 344-358

  Hosoda, Takamichi ^a   Disney, Stephen M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bullwhip effect; Information sharing; Inventory variance; Minimum mean square error forecast; Order up to policy; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; FORECASTING; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

BULLWHIP EFFECTS; ERROR FORECASTING; INFORMATION SHARING; INVENTORY VARIANCE; LEADTIME; MEANS SQUARE ERRORS; MINIMUM MEAN SQUARE ERROR FORECAST; MINIMUM MEAN SQUARES; ORDER-UP-TO POLICY; THREE-ECHELON;

MEAN SQUARE ERROR;

EID: 27844491495     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2004.11.005     Document Type: Article

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