SPC-based inventory control policy to im-prove supply chain dynamics

International Journal of Engineering and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 418-426

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

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Fayoum University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bullwhip effect; Control chart; Inventory control; Inventory variance; Simulation; SPC; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899940697     PISSN: 23198613     EISSN: 09754024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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