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Ram Mathur's avatar

This is an interesting article. Looks like Rio hires better demand planners :) , although that would be proved if Paris sees a stock out!

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Sarthak Dave's avatar

Great read Prof :)

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Ming Hu's avatar

Athletes likely take the condoms as free souvenirs and maybe save them for friends and family. So, as long as they are free, supply will always be outstripped by demand.

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Gad Allon's avatar

I agree, but if you look at the numbers, for example in Rio, it means that every person took 50 condoms home. I can't believe this is the case. In other words, a stockout will always occur, but the speed by which they stock out is what's interesting.

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Tej Shah's avatar

Thanks for the laugh! I've been following your posts for a few years but this warranted a comment.

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