How human behaviour amplifies the bullwhip effect. A study based on the beer distribution game online

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 547-557

  Nienhaus, J ^a   Ziegenbein, A ^a   Schoensleben, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Beer distribution game; Bullwhip effect; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

BEER DISTRIBUTION GAMES; BULLWHIP EFFECT; DISTRIBUTION GAME ONLINE; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 33749557861     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537280600866587     Document Type: Review

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