Bullwhip effect measurement and its implications

Operations Research

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 771-784

  Chen, Li ^a   Lee, Hau L ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULLWHIP EFFECTS; DEMAND INFORMATION; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; FINITE CAPACITY; INVENTORY SYSTEMS; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; MODELING FRAMEWORKS; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; SEASONALITY; SUPPLY CHAIN COSTS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; TIME-PERIODS;

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 84866432288     PISSN: 0030364X     EISSN: 15265463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/opre.1120.1074     Document Type: Article

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