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We may be about to witness the mother of all supply chain bullwhip effects. If everyone overcompensates for the shortages by placing extra orders and building a
by vannevar 5y ago
We may be about to witness the mother of all supply chain bullwhip effects. If everyone overcompensates for the shortages by placing extra orders and building additional capacity now, they may find themselves caught with a massive oversupply when demand returns to normal.
- ben_w 5y agoNow I’m curious: Was the Great Depression a bullwhip from the Spanish Flu, or were these two events basically unrelated?
- nkozyra 5y agoEvery event is related to some degree, but that's a long timeframe (~11 years) to be a direct tail
- hogFeast 5y agoIt wasn't. The 1920 price swings (larger than the Great Depression) were also largely unrelated too.
- deepserket 5y agothe great depression was more like a pyramid scheme in free fall