On the bullwhip avoidance phase: Supply chain collaboration and order smoothing

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 6739-6776

  Cannella, Salvatore ^a   Ciancimino, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

cost reduction strategies; differential equation modelling; information sharing; inventory management; multi echelon; order up to periodic review; supply chain performance metrics

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SHARING; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; MULTIECHELON; PERIODIC REVIEW; REDUCTION STRATEGY; SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE METRICS;

COST REDUCTION; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 77956937816     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540903252308     Document Type: Article

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