Big data and supply chain decisions: the impact of volume, variety and velocity properties on the bullwhip effect

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 55, Issue 17, 2017, Pages 5108-5126

  Hofmann, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

big data levers; bullwhip effect; control charts; forecasting; simulation

Indexed keywords

CONTROL CHARTS; FORECASTING; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

BIG DATA APPLICATIONS; BULLWHIP EFFECTS; CONTROL ENGINEERING; DATA PROPERTIES; EXISTING SYSTEMS; SIMULATION; SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESS;

BIG DATA;

EID: 84936972667     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2015.1061222     Document Type: Article

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