If the Variance of Orders of a Manufacturer Equals 800,and

question 56

Multiple Choice

If the variance of orders of a manufacturer equals 800,and the variance of orders of its supplier equals 750,what is happening at this part of the supply chain?

• A)The bullwhip effect is present.
• B)The supplier is providing a dampening (anti-bullwhip)effect.
• C)The bullwhip measure for the supplier equals 1.067
• D)Neither amplification nor smoothing is present.
• E)Both amplification and smoothing are present.

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