dry area. However, the local fire code restricts the height in which the boxes may be stacked, so the new store has only enough storage capacity for 200 boxes. When the store first opened it had 500 Movado boxes in stock. The assumption was that these would be sufficient for the entire season. Those that would not fit in the storage area had to be kept sitting around the sales floor, where they looked so untidy that they undermined the elegant ambiance that customers expect from a luxury store. However, the problem of an over-supply of boxes was quickly reversed. The store sold over 500 watches in December alone, so the 500 boxes were quickly used up. Since sales remained brisk, the store lacked Movado boxes for much of the season. To counter this, management offered to ship the correct box directly to buyers of Movado watches at no charge, even though each shipment cost the store $15. The other problem was that management had no way to update their inventory in a timely manner. For example, management did not have a systematic method of tracking the variety and number of watch boxes in their inventory. Therefore, orders were put in only when management realized that they were low on the boxes. In general, watch boxes can be order through corporate headquarters whenever necessary. There is no cap on the maximum number of boxes that can be ordered. Any solution to these dilemmas would require the development of an inventory model based on accurate demand forecasting while also handling the difficulties posed by the limited storage capacity at the Movado Company Store in Livermore. Discussion questions 1. Given the limited historical data available, what other ways can the store predict future sales? In other words, what qualitative approaches would you use to forecast future demand for Movado watches?
dry area. However, the local fire code restricts the height in which the boxes may be stacked, so the new store has only enough storage capacity for 200 boxes. When the store first opened it had 500 Movado boxes in stock. The assumption was that these would be sufficient for the entire season. Those that would not fit in the storage area had to be kept sitting around the sales floor, where they looked so untidy that they undermined the elegant ambiance that customers expect from a luxury store. However, the problem of an over-supply of boxes was quickly reversed. The store sold over 500 watches in December alone, so the 500 boxes were quickly used up. Since sales remained brisk, the store lacked Movado boxes for much of the season. To counter this, management offered to ship the correct box directly to buyers of Movado watches at no charge, even though each shipment cost the store $15. The other problem was that management had no way to update their inventory in a timely manner. For example, management did not have a systematic method of tracking the variety and number of watch boxes in their inventory. Therefore, orders were put in only when management realized that they were low on the boxes. In general, watch boxes can be order through corporate headquarters whenever necessary. There is no cap on the maximum number of boxes that can be ordered. Any solution to these dilemmas would require the development of an inventory model based on accurate demand forecasting while also handling the difficulties posed by the limited storage capacity at the Movado Company Store in Livermore. Discussion questions 1. Given the limited historical data available, what other ways can the store predict future sales? In other words, what qualitative approaches would you use to forecast future demand for Movado watches?
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