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What does Bullwhip Effect mean?

The phenomenon where small fluctuations in demand at the retail level cause larger fluctuations at the wholesale and manufacturing levels.

Bullwhip Effect in a sentence
The Bullwhip Effect causes inventory fluctuations to amplify as you move up the supply chain.

Bullwhip Effect in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Bullwhip-Effekt
also Peitscheneffekt

Aufschaukeln von Bestellschwankungen entlang der Lieferkette.

French
Effet coup de fouet

Amplification des variations de la demande en remontant la chaîne logistique.

Spanish
Efecto látigo

Aumento de la variabilidad de los pedidos a medida que se alejan del cliente final.

Italian
Effetto bullwhip
also Effetto Forrester

Fenomeno di amplificazione dell'instabilità della domanda lungo la filiera.

Common phrases with Bullwhip Effect

  • amplify bullwhip effect
  • supply chain bullwhip effect
  • inventory fluctuations bullwhip effect

Synonyms and opposites for Bullwhip Effect

  • Synonym Forrester effect

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