The Bullwhip effect in complex supply chains

Authors

I. Alony, University of WollongongFollow
Albert Munoz Aneiros, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

72924

Publication Details

This conference paper was originally published as Alony, I, Munoz, A, The Bullwhip effect in complex supply chains, International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies ISCIT 2007, 17-19 Oct, 1355-1360.

Abstract

This paper reviews the various methods of modelling the dynamics of supply chains. We then present recently documented causes of the Bullwhip effect in production supply chains, and the methodologies used to describe and measure the importance of these causes. We examine the limitations of these methodologies and suggest a combined approach discrete event-continuous simulation modelling approach to further study this phenomenon in complex production supply chains.