Özelkan, Ertunga C.; ÇakanyIldIrIm, Metin - In: European Journal of Operational Research 192 (2009) 1, pp. 302-312
Price variability is one of the major causes of the bullwhip effect. This paper analyzes the impact of procurement price variability in the upstream of a supply chain on the downstream retail prices. Procurement prices may fluctuate over time, for example, when the supply chain players deploy...