DocumentCode :
2367484
Title :
An empirical study on "bullwhip effect" in the supply chain — Based on the statistical data from manufacturing industry of China
Author :
Xiang-zhi, Bu ; Zheng-hua, Zhou ; Rong-fang, Guo
Author_Institution :
Bus. Sch., Shantou Univ., Shantou, China
fYear :
2011
fDate :
25-27 June 2011
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
6
Abstract :
The bullwhip effect is the phenomenon of increasing demand variability in the supply chain as one moves from downstream echelons (retail) to upstream echelons (manufacturing). That is the volatility of the supplier´s order (variance) is greater than the customer´s demand (variance). Based on the data from Wind, from the perspective of the industry, we try to document the intensity and trend of the bullwhip effect in the manufacturing industry of China by empirical study method. We find that the bullwhip effect is not often observed in industry level data. This is indeed good news for firms and their suppliers.
Keywords :
manufacturing industries; statistical analysis; supply chain management; China; bullwhip effect; customer demand; manufacturing industry; retails; supply chain; Government; Manufacturing industries; Marketing and sales; Sugar industry; Supply chains; bullwhip effect; empirical study; production smoothing; supply chain management;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM), 2011 8th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tianjin
ISSN :
2161-1890
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-310-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICSSSM.2011.5959359
Filename :
5959359
Link To Document :
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