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A Counterexample for the Bullwhip Effect in a Supply Chain

In: Artificial Economics

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  • Toshiji Kawagoe

    (Future University-Hakodate)

  • Shihomi Wada

    (Graduate School Systems Information Science)

Abstract

Summary In our experiment of a supply chain using Beer Game, to identify the cause of bullwhip effect, the number of firms in a supply chain (two or four firms), and the length of the delay in shipping between firms (one or three weeks) are controlled and compared in the multiagent simulations. We found a counterexample for bullwhip effect such that inventory level of upstream firm was not always larger than that of downstream firm. In addition, contrary to our intuition, such a counterexample was frequently observed under the condition that (1) the number of firms in a supply chain was many, and that (2) the length of delay was rather longer.

Suggested Citation

  • Toshiji Kawagoe & Shihomi Wada, 2006. "A Counterexample for the Bullwhip Effect in a Supply Chain," Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, in: M. Beckmann & H. P. Künzi & G. Fandel & W. Trockel & A. Basile & A. Drexl & H. Dawid & K. Inderfurth (ed.), Artificial Economics, pages 103-111, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnechp:978-3-540-28547-2_9
    DOI: 10.1007/3-540-28547-4_9
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