@conference{Disney2013, author = {S.M. Disney and L. Hoshiko and L. Polley and C. Weigel}, title = {Removing bullwhip from Lexmark’s toner operations}, booktitle = {Production and Operations Management Society Annual Conference}, year = {2013}, pages = {10 pages}, address = {Denver, USA}, month = {May 3rd–6th}, url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263578518_Removing_bullwhip_from_Lexmark\%27s_toner_operations}, abstract = {Lexmark’s existing planning system, that controls the production of printer toner, created a bullwhip effect of 5.4:1. Inventory variability, measured as a ratio to the demand variance, was 27:3. We describe a project where, since 2011, we have been able to reduce bullwhip to 0.94:1 and inventory variability to 2.15:1.} }