The bullwhip effect, also known as demand information amplification, is one of the principal
obstacles in supply chains. In recent decades, extensive studies have explored its …

The paper reviews 'classic approaches' to Production Planning and Control (PPC) such as
Kanban, Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II) and Theory of Constrains (TOC), and …

The inadequacies of traditional information sharing are amplified in the healthcare sector.
Poor demand and inventory visibility result in demand and supply mismatch of healthcare …

Discrete event simulation (DES) and system dynamics (SD) are two modelling approaches
widely used as decision support tools in logistics and supply chain management (LSCM). A …

The bullwhip effect is causing inefficiencies in today's supply chains. This study deals with
the potential of big data on the improvement of the various supply chain processes. The aim …

Purpose–This paper aims to advocate and facilitate undertaking research focused on the
effects of human behaviour, judgment and decision making in logistics and supply chain …

The bullwhip effect has long been recognized as a critical factor that amplifies demand
variability as customer orders pass upstream through successive tiers of a supply chain. Like …

Strategic cost management is the deliberate alignment of a firm's resources and associated
cost structure with long-term strategy and short-term tactics. Although managers continue to …

An almost universal assumption in the bullwhip effect modeling literature is that excess
goods may be returned without restriction. We seek to determine if returns impact the level of …

The bullwhip effect represents the information distortion in customer demand between
orders to supplier and sales to the buyer. Demand forecasting is one of the main causes of …