Reducing bullwhip oscillation in a supply chain: A system dynamics model-based study

International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 350-371

  Janamanchi, Balaji ^a   Burns, James R ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullwhip effect; Change management; Information Systems; Inventory replenishment; IS; Supply chain dynamics

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IODINE; SUPPLY CHAINS; SYSTEM THEORY; VISIBILITY;

BULLWHIP EFFECTS; CHANGE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION DISTORTION; INFORMATION VISIBILITIES; INVENTORY REPLENISHMENT; SUPPLY CHAIN DYNAMICS; SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 63449108495     PISSN: 14793121     EISSN: 1479313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISCM.2007.017383     Document Type: Article

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