Increasing Variability of Orders Up the Supply Chain Consumer Sales Retaller Orders to Wholesalers Order Quantity Order Quantity 20 20 15 15 10 10 Time Tkme Wholesaler Orders to Manufacturer Manufacturer Orders to Suppller Order Quantity Drder Quantity 20 15 10 Time Time Lee,H,P.Padmanabhan and S.Wang(1997),Sloan Management Review
Increasing Variability of Orders Up the Supply Chain Lee, H, P. Padmanabhan and S. Wang (1997), Sloan Management Review
We Conclude Order variability is amplified up the supply chain,upstream echelons face higher variability. Order variability in the supply chain 80 70 60 □Factory 50 ▣ Distributor 40 口 Wholesaler 30 Retailer Customer 20 TTTTTT 13579111315171921 Week
We Conclude …. Order variability is amplified up the supply chain, upstream echelons face higher variability