Distributor-managed inventory: A way to manage the Bullwhip Effect

International Journal of Integrated Supply Management

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 338-355

  Björk, Kaj Mikael ^a   Carlsson, Christer ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bullwhip Effect; Distributor Managed Inventory (DMI); Simulation; Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846031916     PISSN: 14775360     EISSN: 17418097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISM.2006.009640     Document Type: Review

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