Alyssa recently opened a small business selling hand-made necklaces. She's a marketing whiz, and her brand was immediately picked up by a few popular blogs. She worked feverishly to produce a big inventory to keep up with the sales. After the first six months, her sales evened out, so she reduced her inventory. Now, she knows how much inventory to keep to match her sales and her budget. Which of the following processes from systems theory explains this sequence?

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Alyssa's experience reflects a process of initially receiving positive feedback (increased sales due to marketing success), followed by negative feedback (adjusting inventory levels after sales stabilized), leading to homeostasis (finding a balance between sales and inventory).

Alyssa Recently Opened a Small Business Selling Hand-Made Necklaces