Exploring the bullwhip effect and inventory stability in a seasonal supply chain

International Journal of Engineering Business Management

Volumn 5, Issue SPL.ISSUE, 2013, Pages

  Costantino, Francesco ^a   Di Gravio, Giulio ^a   Shaban, Ahmed ^a,b   Tronci, Massimo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b FAYOUM UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bullwhip effect; Fill rate; Information sharing; Inventory variance; Inventory variance ratio; Order variance; Order up to; Seasonal demand; Simulation; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885222420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18479790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5772/56833     Document Type: Article

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