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Application of modelling techniques in the Quick Scan
The Quick Scan Methodology is a diagnostic tool used to identify improvement opportunities in supply chains. It has been applied to a …
A. Potter, T. Hosoda, H. Al-Kaabi, M.M. Naim, S.M. Disney
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An analysis of a three echelon supply chain model with minimum mean squared error forecasting
Lee, So, and Tang (2000) analysed a model of a supply chain both with and without information sharing in order to identify the benefit …
T. Hosoda, S.M. Disney
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Application of Åström’s method to supply chain inventory problems: A reverse logistics scenario
A simple dynamic model of a hybrid manufacturing / remanufacturing system is investigated. In particular we study an infinite horizon, …
L. Zhou, S.M. Disney
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Interlinking MRP theory and production and inventory control models
We review the field of Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) and Production and Inventory Control (PIC) theory and highlight their …
R.W. Grubbström, L. Bogataj, M.C. Bonney, S.M. Disney, O. Tang
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Bullwhip and batching: An exploration
The rounding of orders to achieve a batch size is recognized as a source of the bullwhip problem within supply chains. While it is …
A.T. Potter, S.M. Disney
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A Tailored Toolkit to Enable Seamless Supply Chains
Despite many individual well documented and high profile BPR success stories, the achievement of such enhanced performance still tends …
P. Childerhouse, S.M. Disney, D.R.Towill
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Bullwhip in supply chains ~ Past, present and future
Jay Forrester has been rightly viewed in many quarters as the father of modern-day supply chain management. His seminal work on demand …
S. Geary, S.M. Disney, D.R.Towill
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The economic consequences of a production and inventory control policy
In this paper, we investigate the economic performance of a generalized Order-Up-To policy in relation to an Auto-Regressive stochastic …
S.M. Disney, R.W. Grubbström
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Modelling the impact of factory gate pricing on transport and logistics
Over the past year, one of the biggest issues to arise in the UK grocery distribution industry is that of Factory Gate Pricing (FGP). …
A.T. Potter, C.S. Lalwani, S.M. Disney, H. Velho
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Collaborative supply chain configurations: The implications for supplier performance in production and inventory control
The issue of how to integrate external collaboration with internal processes is identified as a gap in the body of supply chain …
J. Holmström, J. Småros, S.M. Disney, D.R. Towill
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