Revisiting the value of information sharing in two-stage supply chains

• Published in: European journal of operational research Vol. 270; no. 3; pp. 1044 - 1052
• Main Authors: Teunter, Ruud H., Babai, M. Zied, Bokhorst, Jos A.C., Syntetos, Aris A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2018; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bullwhip effect; Forecasting; Humanities and Social Sciences; Information sharing; Supply chain; Supply chain; Bullwhip effect; Forecasting; Information sharing

•We analyse the value of information sharing in a two stage supply-chain.•We consider two demand processes: stationary or random walk.•The retailer and manufacturer forecast demand using a moving average.•The value of information sharing is shown to be negative in the case of random walk. There is a...