Firm does better job managing variation throughout operation

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Using Kingman ideas, which firm does a better job managing variation throughout their operation? HINT Walmart uses a system from Simchi-Levi know as Every day low Pricing and Amazon has that focus upon the long tail, and Fulfillment by Amazon. There are two types of variation in the Kingman formula - customer demand variation and the variation in the time it takes to do the work for the customer. Which one is doing better and why?

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