Manufacturer Distributor Wholesaler Retailer Last year the retailer's weekly variance of demand was 210 units. The variance of orders was 480, 610, 770, and 1,300 units, for the wholesaler, distributor, and manufacturer, respectively. (Note that the variance of orders equals the variance of demand for that firm' a) The bullwhip measure for the retailer is. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) b) The bullwhip measure for the wholesaler is (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) c) The bullwhip measure for the distributor is . (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) d) The bullwhip measure for the manufacturer is (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) e) In this supply chain, the appears to be contributing the most to the bullwhip effect.

Manufacturer Distributor Wholesaler Retailer Last year the retailer's weekly variance of demand was 210 units. The variance of orders was 480, 610, 770, and 1,300 units, for the wholesaler, distributor, and manufacturer, respectively. (Note that the variance of orders equals the variance of demand for that firm' a) The bullwhip measure for the retailer is. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) b) The bullwhip measure for the wholesaler is (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) c) The bullwhip measure for the distributor is . (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) d) The bullwhip measure for the manufacturer is (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) e) In this supply chain, the appears to be contributing the most to the bullwhip effect.

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

6th Edition

ISBN:9781285869681

Author:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

Publisher:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson

ChapterC: Cases

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 5.1SC: Scenario 3 Ben Gibson, the purchasing manager at Coastal Products, was reviewing purchasing...

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