The bullwhip effect is a supply chain error that creates false supply and demand fluctuations. In other words, the supply is overstated and the inventory accrues ...

Recently, major U.S. retailers were caught with too much inventory and were being forced to heavily discount to liquidate it. It was the result of the Bullwhip Effect, which represents a distortion of ...

It's a supply chain problem, likely impacting your coronavirus pandemic shopping experience. "It's just unknown demand," says Jack Ampuja, the executive director of the Supply Chain Center of ...

If you own a business, then you might be aware of the bullwhip effect, which is an important supply chain phenomenon first noted by MIT systems scientist Jay Forrester. Even if you have never heard of ...

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As the Port of Los Angeles announces (on June 10, 2021) that it is now the first port in the western hemisphere to process over 10 million containers over a one year period, one can’t help but wonder ...

Big shifts in demand are the bugaboo of any supply chain. All players do their best to avoid gluts and shortages in inventory, and companies higher up the chain are particularly wary of the sting that ...

Supply chain challenges are nothing new, but they are newly in the spotlight as massive consumer delays and shortages affect the shopping public. Impacted by everything from container shortages to ...

The value of world trade has grown consistently faster than the growth rate in the world economy since 1960, and it has been much higher since the turn of the century. Since 2000, trade across country ...

What do coffee, ketchup, gasoline, wood pulp and rubber all have in common? These are items that have been identified to become less available in 2021. And why is that? It’s something called “The ...