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Bullwhip in a multi-product production setting

Boute, Robert N., Dejonckheere, Jeroen, Disney, Stephen Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2505-9271 and Van de Velde, Wim 2012. Bullwhip in a multi-product production setting. Presented at: Stochastic Modelling for Inventory and Lead Time Management Decision Support ? A Symposium in Honour of Professor Marc Lambrecht, Leuven, Belgium, 31 October 2012.

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Abstract

We consider the bullwhip problem in a multi-product scenario, specifically looking at the impact of product demands on production and inventory cost performance in a factory setting. A Vector Auto-Regressive process of the first order (VAR(1)) is used to represent two different demand processes. The Order-Up-To policy is used to manage inventory levels and generate production orders. The two demand processes could represent two different products, or the same product being sold to two different retailers. In this manner we can quantity the impact of “inventory pooling” on performance. The two demand streams could be satisfied by production on a single production line (with or without a changeover), or production on two separate production lines. In this way we can investigate the issue of “capacity pooling”. We provide a real-life case study to motivate our model and support our technical findings. We discuss the implications of our research against the background of the current proliferation of “SKU customization” in the fast moving consumer goods industry.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Schools: Business (Including Economics)
Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Systems At Cardiff (CAMSAC)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Uncontrolled Keywords: Bullwhip effect; Vector Auto-Regressive demand; Production Capacity; Safety Stocks; SKU customization
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Last Modified: 24 Oct 2022 11:34
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/48611

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