The bullwhip effect in supply chains-An overestimated problem?

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 311-322

  Sucky, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bullwhip effect; Order up to policy; Risk pooling; Square root law; Supply network

Indexed keywords

RISK PERCEPTION; SALES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

BULLWHIP EFFECT; ORDER-UP-TO POLICY; RISK POOLING; SQUARE ROOT LAW; SUPPLY NETWORK;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 61449219981     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.08.035     Document Type: Article

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