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On the Bullwhip Avoidance Phase: The Synchronised Supply Chain
Salvatore CannellaManfredi BruccoleriElena CianciminoJose M. Framinansubject
Information Systems and ManagementSupply chain managementGeneral Computer ScienceOperations researchComputer scienceSupply chainService managementManagement Science and Operations ResearchSettore ING-IND/35 - Ingegneria Economico-GestionaleIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringModeling and SimulationBullwhip effectInventory Supply chain management Simulation Collaboration Information sharingBullwhipLead timedescription
Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyse the operational response of a Synchronised Supply Chain (SSC). To do so, first a new mathematical model of a SSC is presented. An exhaustive Latin Square design of experiments is adopted in order to perform a boundary variation analysis of the main three parameters of the periodic review smoothing ( S , R ) order-up-to policy: i.e., lead time, demand smoothing forecasting factor, and proportional controller of the replenishment rule. The model is then evaluated under a variety of performance measures based on internal process benefits and customer benefits. The main results of the analysis are: (I) SSC responds to violent changes in demand by resolving bullwhip effect and by creating stability in inventories under different parameter settings and (II) in a SSC, long production–distribution lead times could significantly affect customer service level. Both results have important consequences for the design and operation of supply chains.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2012-08-01 |