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bullwhip effects

bullwhip effects is the plural of bullwhip effect.

Meaning of bullwhip effect

Noun

bullwhip effect (plural bullwhip effects)

  1. A distribution channel phenomenon in which demand forecasts yield supply chain inefficiencies: there are increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in consumer demand as one moves further up the supply chain.

Questions about bullwhip effects

What is bullwhip effects the plural of?
Bullwhip effects is the plural of bullwhip effect.

Words near bullwhip effects in the dictionary

  1. bullwhackers
  2. bullwhacking
  3. bullwhacks
  4. bullwhip
  5. bullwhip effect
  6. bullwhip effects
  7. bullwhipped
  8. bullwhipping
  9. bullwhippings
  10. bullwhips
  11. bullwort

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