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Bullwhip Effect in Supply Chains

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This chapter reviews the bullwhip effect concept in a supply chain. Then, the main causes of the bullwhip effect are examined, along with the strategies to neutralize it. In addition, this chapter describes how to measure the bullwhip effect. Finally, the different supply chain structures are related with the bullwhip effect.

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  1. Department of Business Management, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial Technical University of Cartagena, Campus Muralla del Mar, 30202, Cartagena (Murcia), Spain

    Francisco Campuzano

  2. Research Centre on Production Management and Engineering (CIGIP) Department of Business Management, Universitat Politècnica de València, Campus de Alcoy Plaza Ferrándiz y Carbonell, 2, 03801, Alcoy, Spain

    Josefa Mula

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Campuzano, F., Mula, J. (2011). Bullwhip Effect in Supply Chains. In: Supply Chain Simulation. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-719-8_3

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