1. With examples and necessary figures, define the Key Inventory Terms ? 2. Suppose, you are newly appointed as a Sales Manager in Unilever Company and after joining your first assignment is to do the sales forecast for the next quarter. Therefore, explain what would be your approach to do a good sales forecast for the next quarter.
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1. With examples and necessary figures, define the Key Inventory Terms ?
2. Suppose, you are newly appointed as a Sales Manager in Unilever Company and after joining your first assignment is to do the sales
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- Engage: Inventory Planning: Forecasting during Uncertainty Inventory Planning: Forecasting During Uncertainty COVID-19 has unleashed unprecedented consumer demand and exposed fractures in the just-in-time supply chain model. In the span of just a few months, your supply chain may have changed drastically. Supplier shutdowns in China. Increased shipping demands. Decreased working capital. These evolving conditions impact your go-forward inventory strategy. Forecasting inventory requirements have always included a mix of past trends, sound predictions, and supplier relationships. But the uncertainties we are facing right now make this process more challenging. This includes Evolving consumer demands Product availability, and Predictable transportation Let's look at these inputs and how they may impact inventory planning. Uncertainties in Consumer Demand Consumer demand is on a roller coaster and the ride doesn’t seem to be slowing down soon. Shelter at home requirements have led…Engage: Inventory Planning: Forecasting during Uncertainty Inventory Planning: Forecasting During Uncertainty COVID-19 has unleashed unprecedented consumer demand and exposed fractures in the just-in-time supply chain model. In the span of just a few months, your supply chain may have changed drastically. Supplier shutdowns in China. Increased shipping demands. Decreased working capital. These evolving conditions impact your go-forward inventory strategy. Forecasting inventory requirements have always included a mix of past trends, sound predictions, and supplier relationships. But the uncertainties we are facing right now make this process more challenging. This includes Evolving consumer demands Product availability, and Predictable transportation Let's look at these inputs and how they may impact inventory planning. Uncertainties in Consumer Demand Consumer demand is on a roller coaster and the ride doesn’t seem to be slowing down soon. Shelter at home requirements have led…Engage: Inventory Planning: Forecasting during Uncertainty Inventory Planning: Forecasting During Uncertainty COVID-19 has unleashed unprecedented consumer demand and exposed fractures in the just-in-time supply chain model. In the span of just a few months, your supply chain may have changed drastically. Supplier shutdowns in China. Increased shipping demands. Decreased working capital. These evolving conditions impact your go-forward inventory strategy. Forecasting inventory requirements have always included a mix of past trends, sound predictions, and supplier relationships. But the uncertainties we are facing right now make this process more challenging. This includes Evolving consumer demands Product availability, and Predictable transportation Let's look at these inputs and how they may impact inventory planning. Uncertainties in Consumer Demand Consumer demand is on a roller coaster and the ride doesn’t seem to be slowing down soon. Shelter at home requirements have led…
- 1) Describe a scenario that you have encountered recently as a consumer where a business has either under forecast or iver forecast demand for a product that you were planning to purchase. You will generally notice under forecasting if the product is out of stock or over forecasting if there is excess inventory for the item. Describe the imolications to the retailer,manufacturer, and broader supply chain. You can present your response through thr lens of your own discpline (accounting,mafketing,etc.) if you wish. 2) Give three examples from your life in which you may forecast the future. Highlight the importance of accurate forecasting in the three examples you provide.If ABC Corporation has following historical data about sales volume: Years Sales Years Sales Years Sales Years Sales 2001 110 2006 99 2011 100 2016 110 2002 112 2007 101 2012 104 2017 111 2003 122 2008 95 2013 108 2018 109 2004 111 2009 98 2014 102 2019 114 2005 104 2010 96 2015 115 2020 112 Note: All the sale values are in thousands. Required: Which type of forecasting approach is suitable for this type of data? Which forecasting technique is best to employ in order to forecast the above data? And also define the suggested technique. Calculate the predicted values by employing the discussed technique in part (b) on the above data.Demand forecasting helps a company to respond quickly to market changesgiving the firm a competitive advantage. The process of forecasting establishesthe link between planning and control for the company, and facilitates theeffective output of the firm’s goods and services. A common quantitativemethod of forecasting is time series. Explain what is involved in time seriesanalysis and its significance to demand forecasting.
- Demand forecasting is a process of O a. Estimation of previous year demand based on current data b. Estimation of future demand based on past and present data O c. Prediction of past demand based on future data o d. Prediction of last year demand using past datahow to turn this weaknesses below into strength to a company? Not very good at product demand forecasting leading to higher rate of missed opportunities compare to its competitors. One of the reason why the day’s inventory is high compare to its competitors is that PepsiCo is not very good at demand forecasting thus end up keeping higher inventory both in-house and in channel. Financial planning is not done properly and efficiently. The current asset ratio and liquid asset ratios suggest that the company can use the cash more efficiently than what it is doing at present. The profitability ratio and Net Contribution % of PepsiCo are below the industry average. Investment in Research and Development is below the fastest growing players in the industry. Even though PepsiCo is spending above the industry average on Research and Development, it has not been able to compete with the leading players in the industry in terms of innovation. It has come across as a mature firm looking forward…Suppose that you are asked to forecast future stockprices of ABC Corporation, so you proceed to collectall available information. The day you announce yourforecast, competitors of ABC Corporation announce abrand new plan to merge and reshape the structure ofthe industry. Would your forecast still be consideredoptimal?