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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Positive feedback leads to growth, negative feedback leads to stability, and homeostasis is the balance between the two. In this case, Alyssa's initial sales growth (positive feedback) was followed by a reduction in inventory (negative feedback) to reach a stable level of sales and inventory (homeostasis).

Alyssa Recently Opened a Small Business Selling Hand-Made Necklaces