TY - JOUR
T1 - Simulation studies of the effects of Safety Stock and related policies upon Bullwhip oscillation in supply chains
AU - Janamanchi, Balaji
AU - Burns, James R.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - In a recent earlier article, the dynamics of a supply chain were addressed by use of system dynamics models (Janamanchi, B. and Burns, J.R. 2007b). The focus was on the Bullwhip effect, and the possible overshoot and oscillation that can arise in Finished Goods (FG) inventories from it. In this article, studies involving the level of Safety Stock itself, along with lengthening replenishment strategies are investigated. The effects of lengthening the times to replenish Work-In-Process and FG are investigated. The impacts upon the Bullwhip effect as well as total costs and cycle time are studied. A practical strategy for implementation is also discussed.
AB - In a recent earlier article, the dynamics of a supply chain were addressed by use of system dynamics models (Janamanchi, B. and Burns, J.R. 2007b). The focus was on the Bullwhip effect, and the possible overshoot and oscillation that can arise in Finished Goods (FG) inventories from it. In this article, studies involving the level of Safety Stock itself, along with lengthening replenishment strategies are investigated. The effects of lengthening the times to replenish Work-In-Process and FG are investigated. The impacts upon the Bullwhip effect as well as total costs and cycle time are studied. A practical strategy for implementation is also discussed.
KW - Bullwhip effect
KW - Change management
KW - Information systems
KW - Inventory replenishment
KW - SS: Safety Stock
KW - Supply chain dynamics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78651583406&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJISCM.2008.020694
DO - 10.1504/IJISCM.2008.020694
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78651583406
SN - 1479-3121
VL - 3
SP - 171
EP - 187
JO - International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management
JF - International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management
IS - 2
ER -