Title :
The Beneficial Impact of Information Sharing on the Bullwhip Effect in Supply Chains
Author :
Zhou, Lixia ; Hu, Dali
Author_Institution :
Nanchang Hangkong Univ., Nanchang
Abstract :
Bullwhip effect is a common phenomenon existing on supply chain. After studying the bullwhip effect in multi-echelon supply chains. This paper examines the beneficial impact of information sharing on supply chains. Finally, some effective IT supported platforms for the information sharing amongst supply chain are discussed.
Keywords :
supply chain management; IT supported platforms; bullwhip effect; information sharing; multi-echelon supply chains; Demand forecasting; Educational institutions; Fluctuations; Manufacturing; Marketing and sales; Materials requirements planning; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Transportation; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, 2008. WiCOM '08. 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dalian
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2107-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2108-4
DOI :
10.1109/WiCom.2008.1510
