Big data analytics (BDA) in supply chain management (SCM) is receiving a growing
attention. This is due to the fact that BDA has a wide range of applications in SCM, including …

Abstract Throughout its history, Operational Research has evolved to include methods,
models and algorithms that have been applied to a wide range of contexts. This …

The excellent generalization performance of time series ensemble forecasting depends on
the accuracy and diversity of the individual models. In this paper, a heterogeneous …

Sustainable agriculture is a vital part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. While
tremendous achievements in the agriculture sector in China have been made, a series of …

Batching is a well-known cause of the bullwhip effect. Despite being very common in many
industries to leverage economies of scale, it has been little explored due to its nonlinear …

By considering the market competition among retailers, the object of this study is to measure
the bullwhip effect in a two-stage supply chain with one supplier and multiple retailers. A …

Purpose To understand the specificities of Cash-flow bullwhip in the context of major crises
similar to that of COVID-19, to identify its financial impacts on the Moroccan FMCG …

Errors may occur in the information received by a manufacturer from the retailer. There are
two types of information errors: transmission error that occurs in the transmission of …

Product returns are one of the obstacles faced by two-wheeled motor vehicle industry
companies in Indonesia, where the company's head office is based in Japan. The obstacle …

A frequent change in the manufacturing program caused by a change in customer
requirements requires a logistics system in the company that can respond flexibly to these …