Information transmission and the bullwhip effect: An empirical investigation

Management Science

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 860-875

  Bray, Robert L ^a   Mendelson, Haim ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullwhip decomposition; Bullwhip effect; Demand uncertainty; Martingale model of forecast evolution; Production smoothing

Indexed keywords

BULLWHIP EFFECTS; DEMAND SIGNALS; DEMAND UNCERTAINTY; DEMAND VARIABILITY; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; INFORMATION TRANSMISSION; LEADTIME; MARTINGALE MODEL OF FORECAST EVOLUTIONS; PRODUCTION SMOOTHING; STANDARD DEVIATION; SUPPLY CHAIN EFFICIENCY;

AMPLIFICATION; SUPPLY CHAINS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84861414715     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1110.1467     Document Type: Article

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