The bullwhip effect is caused by demand factors, ineffective communication, and batch orders. Point of sale systems can help stores avoid inaccuracies and meet consumer demand levels. Companies in a recession can adjust inventory levels by looking at macro-level marketing trends.
Demand factors are the number one contributor to the bullwhip effect. These factors are related to levels of consumer, retail and wholesale demand. When consumers demand more of a given product, retailers demand more from their wholesalers, which causes an increase in demand from manufacturers as well. As the bullwhip effect occurs, usually due to unmanaged entities in supply chains misinterpreting or miscalculating actual product levels required, an increase in cost and dissatisfied customers become present. Ineffective communication, order backlogs and recessions also often lead to the bullwhip effect.
When supply chain entities do not communicate effectively, the bullwhip effect most often occurs. This lack of communication causes a lack of coordination, which causes stores, wholesalers, and manufacturers to either have too much or too little product. Sometimes, entities involved in a supply chain maintain communication, but this communication suffers from delays, which also leads to lack of coordination and failure to meet consumer demand levels.
Wholesale and retail stores often suffer the bullwhip effect by participating in batch orders, also known as bulk buying. While batch ordering allows retail and wholesale stores to offer a product accompanied by below-normal prices, there are times when stores meet consumer demands. When a store exceeds customer demands, it gets a lot of good. This causes stores to incur additional expenses that could have been avoided if they had not ordered too much of the product.
One of the best ways for stores to deal with the bullwhip effect is to implement and utilize some type of point of sale (POS) system. This type of system allows stores to avoid predicted inaccuracies as well as one-time control replenishment of products. POS systems allow stores to perform complete and necessary analyzes of product inventory and sales. These reviews, if read correctly, can help retail and wholesale stores meet consumer demand levels in the best possible way, which leads to a stable and well-maintained supply chain.
Companies operating in a recession generally withstand the bullwhip effect to some extent. In addition to utilizing POS systems, many of these companies have found that they can correctly adjust their inventory levels by looking at macro-level marketing trends, which allows their supply chains to become stable once more. When the bullwhip effect is ignored, businesses tend to fail, making it very important that all stores know how to properly deal with the problem.
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