The impact of stochastic lead times on the bullwhip effect – an empirical insight

• Autorzy: Nielsen P. , Michna Z.

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DOI

10.24425/119401

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In this article, we review the research state of the bullwhip effect in supply chains with stochastic lead times. We analyze problems arising in a supply chain when lead times are not deterministic. Using real data from a supply chain, we confirm that lead times are stochastic and can be modeled by a sequence of independent identically distributed random variables. This underlines the need to further study supply chains with stochastic lead times and model the behavior of such chains.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

supply chain; bullwhip effect; inventory policy; lead time demand; order-up-to-level policy; stochastic lead time; demand forecasting; lead time forecasting; lead time demand forecasting

• Wydawca: Production Engineering Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences ; Polish Association for Production Management
• Czasopismo: Management and Production Engineering Review
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: Vol. 9, No. 1
• Strony: 65--70
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 44 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Nielsen P.

• Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University, Aalborg 9220, Denmark

autor

Michna Z.

• Department of Mathematics and Cybernetics, Wroclaw University of Economics, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).