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Bullwhip
UK
/ˈbʊl.wɪp/
US
/ˈbʊl.wɪp/
Translation of "bullwhip" into Russian
bullwhip
Noun
UK
/ˈbʊl.wɪp/
US
/ˈbʊl.wɪp/
bullwhip
bullwhips pl
The cowboy cracked his bullwhip to herd the cattle.
Ковбой щелкнул своим кнутом, чтобы согнать скот.
Definitions
bullwhip
Noun
UK
/ˈbʊl.wɪp/
US
/ˈbʊl.wɪp/
A long, flexible whip made of leather, used for driving cattle.
The cowboy expertly cracked the bullwhip to herd the cattle into the pen.
The amplification of small fluctuations in demand as they move up a supply chain, resulting in increasingly larger variations in orders, inventories, or prices; short for the bullwhip effect.
A minor drop in retail sales created a severe bullwhip for upstream suppliers.
bullwhip
Verb
UK
/ˈbʊl.wɪp/
US
/ˈbʊl.wɪp/
To strike or hit with a bullwhip.
The cowboy bullwhipped the air to demonstrate his skills.
To move or cause to move in a sudden, jerky manner, similar to the motion of a bullwhip.
The sudden gust of wind bullwhipped the flag back and forth.
In supply-chain contexts, to experience or cause an amplification of demand variability further upstream.
Exaggerated forecasts at the retail level quickly bullwhipped the entire production schedule.
bullwhip
Adjective
UK
/ˈbʊl.wɪp/
US
/ˈbʊl.wɪp/
Relating to or characteristic of the bullwhip effect or of a bullwhip.
The company adopted new forecasting tools to dampen bullwhip fluctuations in its inventory.