Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to quantify the effect of design parameters on the bullwhip effect and dynamic responses produced by a multi‐echelon supply chain with information sharing. Design/methodology/approach – Taguchi design of experiments and system dynamics simulation are...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to present a purchasing portfolio model for determining purchasing strategy at the component level of a product to support business strategy, addressing weaknesses in the often cited Kraljic‐type models. The work draws on Fisher's model to match supply...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship among environmental pollution, economic growth and energy consumption per capita in the case of Pakistan. The per capital carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emission is used as the environmental indicator, the commercial energy use per...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of batching on bullwhip effect in a model of multi‐echelon supply chain with information sharing. Design/methodology/approach – The model uses the system dynamics and control theoretic concepts of variables, flows, and feedback...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the effect of batching on bullwhip effect in a model of multi‐echelon supply chain with information sharing. Design/methodology/approach – The model uses the system dynamics and control theoretic concepts of variables, flows and feedback...