Upstream versus downstream information and its impact on the bullwhip effect

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-260

  Croson, Rachel ^a   Donohue, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INFORMATION;

EID: 28444486570     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sdr.320     Document Type: Article

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