This document summarizes a research paper that studied the impact of information sharing and inventory control coordination on supply chain performance. The paper investigates how limited information visibility and collaboration can affect bullwhip effect, inventory variance, and service levels across a four-echelon supply chain. A simulation model analyzed different scenarios of information sharing levels under a periodic review order-up-to inventory policy. The results show how bullwhip effect and inventory variance increase when information sharing is limited. A factorial design also confirmed that poor forecasting and safety stock levels significantly contribute to instability across the supply chain.

Computers & Industrial Engineering: Francesco Costantino, Giulio Di Gravio, Ahmed Shaban, Massimo Tronci PDF

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