Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A long, braided rawhide whip with a knotted end.
- transitive verb To whip or beat with a bullwhip.
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- noun a
whip made fromplaited leather , often with aknotted end, for use withlivestock - verb to beat with a bullwhip
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Examples
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And the Wall Street Journalcall the economic recovery a 'bullwhip' - as in we're about to get hit again.
Gawker 2010
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In supply chains, forecast errors compound across the supply chain in a phenomena known as the bullwhip effect resulting in excess inventory and a costly failure to match supply with demand.
Subprime failure and Prediction markets Will Price 2008
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The so-called bullwhip effect, whereby a post-recession resumption of demand creates a snap-back effect that's often larger than customer demand, is waning as inventory gains slow and companies are more closely matching their output to demand.
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The so-called bullwhip effect, whereby a post-recession resumption of demand creates a snap-back effect that's often larger than customer demand, is waning as inventory gains slow and companies are more closely matching their output to demand.
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Even if you're not a drover, a bullwhip is a pretty fun thing to use.
MAKE Magazine 2009
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By giving the supply chain the ability to see real customer demand, we reduce the planning "bullwhip" effect, where the planning and forecasting error gets amplified as it passes up the supply chain, and the correction is then amplified in the other direction.
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I guess a bullwhip is a lot safer than Yellowstone’s Old Faithful.
ELIZA DUSHKU PRODUCING DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE 2009
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The Wall Street Journal, published an extremely informative piece this morning that details how Caterpillar, perhaps the ideal industrial bellwether company to consider as a thermometer to gauge the temperature of the economy, is preparing itself and its suppliers for the "bullwhip" effect of an economic recovery.
SpendMatters 2010
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Timothy Aeppel, who often covers the procurement and supply chain area for The Wall Street Journal, published an extremely informative piece this morning that details how Caterpillar, perhaps the ideal industrial bellwether company to consider as a thermometer to gauge the temperature of the economy, is preparing itself and its suppliers for the "bullwhip" effect of an economic recovery.
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"bullwhip" effect caused by each party in the chain adding a hedge to the demand forecast.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows Batjaa_sh 2009
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