{"id":155,"date":"2022-09-26T13:22:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/resources.practicequiz.com\/what-is-the-bullwhip-effect\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T13:22:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:22:48","slug":"what-is-the-bullwhip-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/practicequiz.com\/resources\/what-is-the-bullwhip-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the bullwhip effect?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is the bullwhip effect?<\/p>\n<p>In the field of supply chain management, the bullwhip effect refers to the distortion in demand information within the supply chain to the variability in demand orders among supply chain participants. 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