Interrelationship among resilience, robustness, and bullwhip effect in an inventory and order based production control system
ISSN: 0368-492X
Article publication date: 18 September 2019
Issue publication date: 20 February 2020
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to examine the interrelationship between resilience, robustness and bullwhip effect using an inventory- and order-based production control system being subjected to operational disruption in the customer demand process.
Design/methodology/approach
Control engineering techniques and simulation are employed for the supply chain dynamics study.
Findings
The results show that resilience and robustness are two conflicting performance characteristics and therefore, a tradeoff can be established between them. It is also observed that improvement in resilience and reduction of bullwhip effect can be achieved simultaneously through a proper selection of control parameters.
Originality/value
The work establishes a relationship between the resilient behavior of a supply chain and bullwhip effect.
Keywords
Citation
Thomas, A.V. and Mahanty, B. (2020), "Interrelationship among resilience, robustness, and bullwhip effect in an inventory and order based production control system", Kybernetes, Vol. 49 No. 3, pp. 732-752. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-11-2018-0588
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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