Which of the following statements is FALSE? Question content area bottom Part 1 A. Usually, the profitability of the supply chain increases if one or more of the organizations operates at less than its own maximum profitability. B. The bullwhip effect is a phenomenon in which the variability in the size and timing of orders increases at each stage up the supply chain, from customer to supplier. C. The maximum profit to the supply chain occurs if each organization in the supply chain maximizes its own profits in isolation. D. Supply chain profitability is the difference between the sum of the revenue generated by the supply chain and the sum of the costs that all organizations in the supply chain incur to obtain that revenue. E. The bullwhip effect is a natural dynamic that occurs because of the multistage nature of the supply chain