Demand Efficiency and Inefficiency

Section 2

Demand Efficiency and Inefficiency

The quantity and quality of demand addressed by suppliers from the perspective of demand shows the demand efficiency of a supereconomic system

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The quantity and quality of demand addressed by suppliers from the perspective of demand shows the demand efficiency of a supereconomic system.

Nominal Value Realized Real Value Realized Name
Increase Stable Demand Efficiency
Decrease Stable Demand Inefficiency

Demand Efficiency is when there is a match of suppliers to demanders from the demand side. Demand Inefficiency is when there is a mismatch.

Most people have a specific need.

For example, let’s say you need a specific a spare part that fits a machine. Normally, a person would go to a hardwarre store to look for that part.

Some stores might have it, some might not. Asume there are 3 stores:

Store Availability of Speific Spare Part Distance from Buyer
A none Near
B 2 spare parts, too expensive Moderate
C 3 spare parts, 1 is ideal for price point and specs Far

The spare part is in Store C which is farthest. It is the business organization that has the real value to address the nominal value you assign to the spare part.

  • Maximum demand efficiency is you going to Store C directly to get that part or having it delivered to you
  • Maximum demand inefficiency is you going to through Store A, then Store B, then Store C before actually finding the part that is ideal for your need (nominal value) and budget (real value).

Therefore, we can say that:

  • demand efficiency is when demand is satisfied at the least cost or real value to society
  • demand inefficiency is when demand is not satisfied or is satisfied in a costly way

Increased demand efficiency allows more nominal value to be realized and so leads to an increase of real wealth.

This will be revealed by the supereconomic ratios.

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