Analysis of the bullwhip effect with order batching in multi-echelon supply chains

International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 972-990

  Hussain, Matloub ^a   Drake, Paul R ^b  

^a ABU DHABI UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Batch processing; Batch size; Batching; Bullwhip effect; Information sharing; Multi echelon supply chain; Simulation; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455138195     PISSN: 09600035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09600031111185248     Document Type: Article

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