Information sharing as a coordination mechanism for reducing the bullwhip effect in a supply chain

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics Part C: Applications and Reviews

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 396-409

  Moyaux, Thierry ^a,b   Chaib Draa, Brahim ^a   D'Amours, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agents; Bullwhip effect; Coordination mechanisms; Multiagent systems; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INVENTORY CONTROL; MARKETING; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

COORDINATION MECHANISM; INFORMATION SHARING;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34247280386     PISSN: 10946977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSMCC.2006.887014     Document Type: Article

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