Consider a three-firm supply chain consisting of a retailer, manufacturer, and supplier. The retailer's d each...

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Consider a three-firm supply chain consisting of a retailer, manufacturer, and supplier. The retailer's d each of the second 2 weeks, 300 units each of the third 2 weeks, and 400 units each of the fourth 2 we chain. Notice, as is often the case in supply chains due to economies of scale, that total units are the sa place larger, less frequent, orders. Recall that the sample variance of a data set can be found by using the VAR.S function in Excel or by plugging each x value of the data set into the formula: Variance g(x - x)2 (n - 1), where x is the mean of the data set and n is the number of values in the set Week Retailer Manufacturer Supplier 1 100 200 600 2 100 3 200 400 4 200 5 300 600 1400 6 300 7 400 800 8 400 Retailer Mean Orders 250 Manufacturer 500 Supplier 250 Variance of Orders 14285.71 66666.67 320000.00 a) What is the bullwhip measure for the retailer? 22.4 d) What conclusions can you draw regarding the impact that economies of scale may have on the bullw Consider a three-firm supply chain consisting of a retailer, manufacturer, and supplier. The retailer's d each of the second 2 weeks, 300 units each of the third 2 weeks, and 400 units each of the fourth 2 we chain. Notice, as is often the case in supply chains due to economies of scale, that total units are the sa place larger, less frequent, orders. Recall that the sample variance of a data set can be found by using the VAR.S function in Excel or by plugging each x value of the data set into the formula: Variance g(x - x)2 (n - 1), where x is the mean of the data set and n is the number of values in the set Week Retailer Manufacturer Supplier 1 100 200 600 2 100 3 200 400 4 200 5 300 600 1400 6 300 7 400 800 8 400 Retailer Mean Orders 250 Manufacturer 500 Supplier 250 Variance of Orders 14285.71 66666.67 320000.00 a) What is the bullwhip measure for the retailer? 22.4 d) What conclusions can you draw regarding the impact that economies of scale may have on the bullw