Supply Chain Dynamics – The Bull Whip Effect
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Supply chains invariably demonstrate a demand-supply variability called the bull-whip effect - the effect increases in magnitude as we move farther away from the customer in the supply chain. Some of the causes and implications of the bull whip effect are discussed here.
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