%0 Journal Article 
%A Campuzano Bolarín, Francisco
%A Lisec, Andrej
%A Lario Esteban, Francisco Cruz
%T Inventory cost consequences of variability demand process within a multi-echelon supply chain
%D 2008
%@ 1854-3332
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10317/886
%X The bullwhip effect (Lee et al, 1997a) is a known supply chain phenomenon where small variations in end item
demand create oscillations that amplify throughout the chain. Different price elasticity of demand influence different
changes of demand when prices of items are changing on the time horizon. The variance of the orders at the end
user placed on suppliers or on manufacturer increases with the orders flow upstream in the logistics chain. This
creates harmful consequences in inventory levels and all kind of inventory costs that may affect added value of
activities along the logistics chain and finally affect Net Present Value of all activities in the chain.
Traditional model of dynamic supply chain structures is used for this particular study, based on the seminal work
of Forrester Diagrams (Forrester 1961). Simulation platform for supply chain management at stochastic demand
developed by Campuzano (2006) has been used. VENSIM Simulation Software was previously used for
developing these supply chain dynamic models. In the development platform generalised supply chain models are
constructed graphically and also analytically. Our study here is to get a dipper insight into the processes in a
logistics chain, measuring the inventory cost consequences due to variability demand amplification.
%K Organización de Empresas
%K Efecto Bullwhip
%K Amplificación de la demanda
%K Cadena logística
%K Bullwhip Effect
%K Amplification of demand
%K Supply chain
%K System dynamic
%K Dinámica de sistemas
%~ GOEDOC, SUB GOETTINGEN