One of the curses of the Great Supply Chain Disruption of 2020 was the phenomenon known as “the bullwhip effect.” It describes a series of events by which relatively small issues at the beginning of a ...

We model a single-supplier, 73-store supply chain as a dynamic discrete choice problem. We estimate the model with transaction-level data, spanning 3,251 products and 1,370 days. Wefind two ...

If it seems like there are more sales lately, it’s because there are. General retailers are shedding excess inventory. Why? Just blame the bullwhip effect. WSJ’s Jon Hilsenrath explains what it is, ...

From computer chips to chicken wings, the pandemic has led to shortages across the economy. One reason they’ve been so severe and so widespread is an economic phenomenon known as the “bullwhip effect.

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 ...

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Aug 2 – America’s largest warehouse market is full as major U.S. retailers warn of slowing sales of the clothing, electronics, furniture and other goods that have packed the ...

One question everyone wants to answer is how do we fix the broken supply chain? That's why logistics expert Mathias Le Scaon created The Beergame App. Based on the Beer Distribution Game by the late ...

As the global economy swings between inflation and a potential recession, wholesale distributors feel squeezed by rising expenses, tightening margins, and higher customer expectations for personalized ...