On Replenishment Rules, Forecasting, and the Bullwhip Effect in Supply Chains

Stephen Michael Disney, Marc Lambrecht

Foundations and Trends® in Technology Information and Operations Management · 2008 · 144 citations · 69 references

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Abstract

In this review we focus on supply coordination and use the bullwhip effect as the key example of supply chain inefficiency. We emphasize the managerial relevance of the bullwhip effect and the methodological issues so that both managers and researchers can benefit.

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