This editorial article presents the bullwhip effect which is one of the major problems faced by supply chain management. The bullwhip effect represents the demand variability amplification as demand information travels upstream in the supply chain. The bullwhip effect research has been attempting to prove its existence, identify its causes, quantify its magnitude and propose mitigation and avoidance solutions. Previous research has relied on different modeling approaches to quantify the bullwhip effect and to investigate the proposed mitigation/avoidance solutions. Extensive research has shown that smoothing replenishment rules and collaboration in supply chain are the most powerful approaches to counteract the bullwhip effect. The objective of this article is to highlight the bullwhip effect avoidance approaches with providing some interesting directions for future research.

Managing the bullwhip effect in multi-echelon supply chains / Shaban, Ahmed; Costantino, Francesco; Di Gravio, Giulio; Tronci, Massimo. - In: INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT. - ISSN 2169-0316. - 04:02(2015), pp. 1-3. [10.4172/2169-0316.1000e128]

Managing the bullwhip effect in multi-echelon supply chains

Costantino, Francesco;Di Gravio, Giulio;Tronci, Massimo
2015

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This editorial article presents the bullwhip effect which is one of the major problems faced by supply chain management. The bullwhip effect represents the demand variability amplification as demand information travels upstream in the supply chain. The bullwhip effect research has been attempting to prove its existence, identify its causes, quantify its magnitude and propose mitigation and avoidance solutions. Previous research has relied on different modeling approaches to quantify the bullwhip effect and to investigate the proposed mitigation/avoidance solutions. Extensive research has shown that smoothing replenishment rules and collaboration in supply chain are the most powerful approaches to counteract the bullwhip effect. The objective of this article is to highlight the bullwhip effect avoidance approaches with providing some interesting directions for future research.
2015
bullwhip effect; inventory; replenishment policies
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Managing the bullwhip effect in multi-echelon supply chains / Shaban, Ahmed; Costantino, Francesco; Di Gravio, Giulio; Tronci, Massimo. - In: INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT. - ISSN 2169-0316. - 04:02(2015), pp. 1-3. [10.4172/2169-0316.1000e128]
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