SUPPLY-CHAIN-BASICS5 MIN READ
Spot the Volume Discount That Creates a Forward-Buy Trap
Judge a discount offer against holding cost, lead-time risk, and bullwhip side effects rather than unit price alone.
Lead time is short, demand is stable, and the only thing changing is a temporary unit-price break for a larger batch.
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