Analysis of the bullwhip effect in multi-product, multi-stage supply chain systems–a simulation approach

The bullwhip effect: Progress, trends and directions

“…It is generally believed that a smaller batch size helps to stabilise orders and to reduce operational cost (Burbidge, 1961;Caplin, 1985;Lee et al, 1997;Holland & Sodhi, 2004;Wangphanich et al, 2010). However, if the batch size is a multiple of average demand, then reducing the batch size may not be necessary (Potter and Disney, 2006;Li and Sridharan, 2008).…”

The impact of the supply chain structure on bullwhip effect

“…According to Giard and Sali (2013), the only two works considering the SCN structure as a potential driver of the BWE are the framework of Geary et al (2006) and the simulation study of Wangphanich et al (2010). The framework of the former authors merely identifies the well-known "number of echelon" as a root cause of the BWE.…”

Fuzzy Estimations and System Dynamics for Improving Manufacturing Orders in VMI Supply Chains

“…Other studies, which have used fuzzy approaches for improving supply chain ordering or reducing the bullwhip effect can be found in Xiong and Helo (2006), Balan et al (2007), Zarandi et al (2008), Lin et al (2010), Wangphanich et al (2010), Cannella and Ciancimino (2010), Kristianto et al (2012) and Cannella et al (2012).…”