Abc Advanced Controllership

Metabical

Case Questions

ACC 617: Advanced Controllership

Case Questions:

1. Calculate the forecasted demand for each of the three methods presented by Printup for years 1-5. Discuss one pro and one con of each of the three forecasting methods presented by Printup (so three cons and three pros all together). If you want you can use the following type of table in excel to present the forecasted demand:

| |Year 1 |Year 2 |Year 3 |Year 4 |Year 5 |

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|Method 2: | | | | | |

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|Method 3: | | | | | |

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2. Taking into consideration these pros and cons, prepare a revised demand forecast for the first 5 years. (Note: it should differ from the three presented methods.)

3. Metabical could be packaged in counts of 7, 14, 21, 28 (4-week supply), 56 (8-week supply), or 84 (12-week supply). What package size would you recommend? Discuss three considerations you took into account when making your decision about the package count.

4. Discuss one advantage and...