Article ID: | iaor20114427 |
Volume: | 131 |
Issue: | 2 |
Start Page Number: | 587 |
End Page Number: | 594 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2011 |
Journal: | International Journal of Production Economics |
Authors: | Dass Mayukh, Fox Gavin L |
Keywords: | bullwhip effect, clothing industry, modelling |
Supply chain researchers are experiencing a conceptual and analytical paradox. They are asked to move beyond dyadic analyses and investigate larger network effects with only a limited analytical toolkit. This research proposes the use of bilinear mixed‐modeling to holistically analyze supply chain phenomena. Through this approach, researchers are able to account for multiple supply chain relationships, higher‐order dependencies among member firms, and simultaneously evaluate covariates from buyer and seller perspectives. The model is validated through the lens of a pervasive supply chain problem commonly referred to as