Learning, communication, and the bullwhip effect

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 839-850

  Wu, Diana Yan ^a   Katok, Elena ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullwhip effect; Communication; Experiential learning; Experimental economics; Organizational learning; Supply chain management; Systems learning

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; GAME THEORY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LEARNING SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BULLWHIP EFFECT; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS LEARNING;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 33751233231     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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