Decision Modeling with Risk Cascading Propagation Effects
摘要
To address the uncertainty of risk propagation in product and SC change systems under COVID-19, this chapter proposes an assessment-to-control decision support scheme. The bullwhip effect (BE), integrating operational and behavioral causes, is quantified as cascading amplified inventory fluctuations, while the ripple effect (RE) from large-scale supplier disruptions is measured by increased entropy rates (ERs). A closed-loop control system is constructed, and criteria for the existence of controller gains are derived to stabilize the system and mitigate BE under RE. A mask SC case study verifies the scheme’s effectiveness: the controller significantly suppresses BE even with RE, and control theory confirms that RE drives BE amplification. This chapter provides reliable support for SC risk decision-making.