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Table 1.

The summary of BWE analysis in PSC literature

Author(s)	Inventorymanagement	Manufacturing	Capillarydistribution	Marketing strategy	Research insight
Shah (2004)	✓				Resolved bottlenecks, optimised storage, and formulated inventory management strategies to adapt to rapid market changes
Jüttner et al. (2007)	✓	✓			Investigated the integration of demand chain, marketing, and SC management, focusing on supply-demand alignment, customer segmentation, and retailer-supplier partnerships
Pedroso and Nakano (2009)		✓			Assessed technological knowledge in demand creation and its effect on inventory management, helping mitigate the BWE
Samuel et al. (2010)	✓	✓			Examined the impact of supplier-buyer relationships and IT in reducing the BWE in healthcare services
Barlas and Gunduz (2011)	✓	✓			Simulated key structural factors like ordering policies, demand, and lead times affecting the BWE Analysed the benefits of information sharing to reduce fluctuations and mitigate BWE
Pule and Kalinzi (2014)				✓	Conducted statistical analysis on collaboration and customer management in pharmaceutical companies to decrease BWE
Postacchini et al. (2016)	✓				Utilised design of experiments to evaluate transshipment, re-order policies, service levels, and van availability on SC performance
Mohaghar et al. (2017)		✓		✓	Assessed customer order fulfilment rates, production systems, and uncertainties impacting BWE using an SD approach
Azghandi et al. (2018)	✓			✓	Investigated SC disruptions from internal and external factors via mathematical simulation
Moosivand et al. (2019)	✓			✓	Evaluated the dynamics of forecasting inaccuracies, long lead times, and high costs on BWE Explored the positive effect of strategies like supplier collaboration, new technologies, and IT establishment on BWE reduction
Goodarzi and Saen (2020)		✓	✓		Proposed a novel DEA model to measure the relative BWE of non-serial SC networks
Bamakan et al. (2021)	✓				Ranked factors improving inventory management and SC reliability using AHP and fuzzy cognitive mapping
Delavar et al. (2022)		✓			Analysed information sharing in reducing BWE and improving economic performance
Tavakol et al. (2023)	✓			✓	Investigated BWE drivers using DEMATEL and fuzzy cognitive map methods
Nawi, et al. (2023)				✓	Evaluated demand-supply disruptions in price-controlled markets using game theory
Wong et al. (2023)	✓			✓	Assessed demand risks using fuzzy failure mode analysis and proposed blockchain to improve risk management
Current study	✓	✓	✓	✓	Aims at presenting a novel application of SD modelling within the PSC performance simulation and analysis, specifically focusing on inventory management in a capillary distribution system, by incorporating free-of-charge promotion as a marketing strategy Emphasises employing marketing strategies in the PSC by focusing on the broader SC (i.e., by considering the key performance variables and their causal relationships) to mitigate BWE

Author(s)	Inventorymanagement	Manufacturing	Capillarydistribution	Marketing strategy	Research insight
Shah (2004)	✓				Resolved bottlenecks, optimised storage, and formulated inventory management strategies to adapt to rapid market changes
Jüttner et al. (2007)	✓	✓			Investigated the integration of demand chain, marketing, and SC management, focusing on supply-demand alignment, customer segmentation, and retailer-supplier partnerships
Pedroso and Nakano (2009)		✓			Assessed technological knowledge in demand creation and its effect on inventory management, helping mitigate the BWE
Samuel et al. (2010)	✓	✓			Examined the impact of supplier-buyer relationships and IT in reducing the BWE in healthcare services
Barlas and Gunduz (2011)	✓	✓			Simulated key structural factors like ordering policies, demand, and lead times affecting the BWE Analysed the benefits of information sharing to reduce fluctuations and mitigate BWE
Pule and Kalinzi (2014)				✓	Conducted statistical analysis on collaboration and customer management in pharmaceutical companies to decrease BWE
Postacchini et al. (2016)	✓				Utilised design of experiments to evaluate transshipment, re-order policies, service levels, and van availability on SC performance
Mohaghar et al. (2017)		✓		✓	Assessed customer order fulfilment rates, production systems, and uncertainties impacting BWE using an SD approach
Azghandi et al. (2018)	✓			✓	Investigated SC disruptions from internal and external factors via mathematical simulation
Moosivand et al. (2019)	✓			✓	Evaluated the dynamics of forecasting inaccuracies, long lead times, and high costs on BWE Explored the positive effect of strategies like supplier collaboration, new technologies, and IT establishment on BWE reduction
Goodarzi and Saen (2020)		✓	✓		Proposed a novel DEA model to measure the relative BWE of non-serial SC networks
Bamakan et al. (2021)	✓				Ranked factors improving inventory management and SC reliability using AHP and fuzzy cognitive mapping
Delavar et al. (2022)		✓			Analysed information sharing in reducing BWE and improving economic performance
Tavakol et al. (2023)	✓			✓	Investigated BWE drivers using DEMATEL and fuzzy cognitive map methods
Nawi, et al. (2023)				✓	Evaluated demand-supply disruptions in price-controlled markets using game theory
Wong et al. (2023)	✓			✓	Assessed demand risks using fuzzy failure mode analysis and proposed blockchain to improve risk management
Current study	✓	✓	✓	✓	Aims at presenting a novel application of SD modelling within the PSC performance simulation and analysis, specifically focusing on inventory management in a capillary distribution system, by incorporating free-of-charge promotion as a marketing strategy Emphasises employing marketing strategies in the PSC by focusing on the broader SC (i.e., by considering the key performance variables and their causal relationships) to mitigate BWE

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