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	Συγκεντρωτικός Προγραμματισμός	Φαινόμενο της Μαστίγας
Πεδίο	Διοίκηση Λειτουργιών	Διοίκηση Λειτουργιών
Οικογένεια	Machine learning	Machine learning
Έτος προέλευσης	1992	1961
Δημιουργός	Wallace, T. F.	Jay Forrester
Τύπος	Demand-supply planning framework	Phenomenon and analysis framework
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Wallace, T. F. (1992). Sales & Operations Planning: The how-to handbook. Cincinnati: APICS Publications.	Lee, H. L., Padmanabhan, V., & Whang, S. (1997). The bullwhip effect in supply chains. Sloan Management Review, 38(3), 93–102.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	sales and operations planning, production planning	demand amplification, Forrester effect
Συναφείς	5	5
Σύνοψη	Aggregate Planning (or Sales & Operations Planning, S&OP) is a collaborative, iterative process that balances demand and supply at a high level—typically grouping products into families and planning over a 3–18 month horizon. Developed formally by Tom Wallace and popularized through APICS, aggregate planning helps organizations align sales forecasts, production capacity, inventory, and workforce to meet demand efficiently while managing costs. It serves as the bridge between strategic business plans and detailed operational execution.	The Bullwhip Effect is a phenomenon in supply chain management where small fluctuations in end-customer demand cause progressively larger fluctuations in orders as one moves upstream from retail to distributors to manufacturers to suppliers. First formally documented by Jay Forrester in his 1961 system dynamics work, and later popularized by Lee, Padmanabhan, and Whang in 1997, the effect reveals how information delays and ordering strategies amplify demand variability throughout supply chains, leading to excess inventory, inefficient production scheduling, and increased costs.