Demand uncertainty reflects the uncertainty of customer demand for a product, whereas __________ is the resulting uncertainty for the production of the demand that the supply chain must handle and the attributes the customer desires.
A)Implied supply uncertainty
B)Implied sustainably
C)Implied demand uncertainty
D)None of the above.

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There is a distinction between demand uncertainty and implied demand uncertainty. Demand uncertainty imitates the uncertainty of customer demand for a product, whereas implied demand uncertainty is the resulting uncertainty for the production of the demand that the supply chain must handle and the attributes the customer desires. For example. a firm supplying only emergency orders for a product will face a higher implied demand uncertainty than a firm that supplies the same product with long lead time.

Demand Uncertainty Reflects the Uncertainty of Customer Demand for a Product