Production smoothing in a serial supply chain: A laboratory investigation

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 781-794

  Cantor, David E ^a   Katok, Elena ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullwhip effect; Laboratory experiment; Production smoothing; Serial supply chain

Indexed keywords

LABORATORIES;

BULLWHIP EFFECTS; CUSTOMER DEMANDS; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; LABORATORY STUDIES; PRODUCTION SMOOTHING; SERIAL SUPPLY CHAIN;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RETAILING;

EID: 84857126094     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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