Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781478623069
Author: Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
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Chapter 6.2, Problem 4P
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Interpretation:Whether eliminating intermediaries would always get rid of Bullwhip effect and the circumstances when it may not work are to be determined.

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Bullwhip effect:

Bullwhip effect is the effect created by the distribution channels by placing order that has variation than the actual retail sales. The small variation between the order and the demand at each distribution channel sets a huge variability in the order of materials from the supplier to the customer. This effect is called as bullwhip effect. It is also called as whipsaw effect.

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