A simulation model of bullwhip effect in a multi-stage supply chain

Wangphanich, P.; Kara, Sami; Kayis, Berman

doi:10.1109/ieem.2007.4419513

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“…In terms of Cloud Computing, the supply chain involves the process of transferring funds and information along the supply chain in order to meet the demands of the user. A critical problem in a supply chain, known as the Bullwhip Effect, negatively influences business processes, causing problems along the supply chain for suppliers and more importantly customers [3].…”

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Towards automated business-driven indication and mitigation of VM sprawl in Cloud supply chains

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McDonald

McLarnon

et al. 2011

12th IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM 2011) and Workshops

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This paper discusses a business-oriented phenomenon called the Bullwhip Effect that affects the efficiency of traditional supply chains, identifying how it applies to the world of Cloud Computing. Comparisons are made between a traditional supply chain and the Cloud supply chain in order to observe how these relate with each other. In doing so, the occurrence of Virtual Machine (VM) Sprawl in Cloud data-centers is seen as a derivative of the Bullwhip Effect, such that the indicators and mitigation strategies from traditional supply chains could be applied in the context of Cloud supply chains. Indicators were derived for each of the problem areas, which can be seen as a sign of the VM Sprawl in a specific Cloud supply chain. Approachesto automation and monitoring are also considered, and a prototypical implementation is described.

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