Reducing the Bullwhip effect in a supply chain with fuzzy logic approach

International Journal of Integrated Supply Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-282

  Balan, S ^a   Vrat, Prem ^a   Kumar, Pradeep ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Bullwhip effect; Fuzzy logic controller; Neuro fuzzy; P controller; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248214326     PISSN: 14775360     EISSN: 17418097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISM.2007.012630     Document Type: Article

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