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CASE STUDY: SPORT OBERMEYER ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS
Read the Sport Obermeyer Case Study in the Simchi-Levi et al. text. Submit a response to each
of the end-of-case discussion questions. Each question must be answered thoroughly, and
responses must be supported by the concepts introduced in the Learn materials.
Each question/answer must be delineated under a heading in current APA format. Include a title page
and reference page also in current APA format. Incorporate a minimum of 5 peer-reviewed
sources with at least 1 source per question.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
THE QUESTIONS
Sport Obermeyer Ltd. See the Harvard Business Case, “Sport Obermeyer Ltd.,” available in the text Case Supplement or through Harvard Business Publishing at https://hbsp.harvard.edu/cases/. Use the case ID# 9-695-022.
CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Using the sample data given in the table “Sample Buying Committee Forecasts,” make a recommendation for how many units of each style Wally should make during the initial phase of production. Assume that all the 10 styles in the sample problem are made in Hong Kong and that Wally’s initial production commitment must be at least 10,000 units. Ignore price differences among styles in your initial analysis.
2.Can you come up with a measure of risk associated with your ordering policy? This measure should be quantifiable.
3.Repeat your methodology and assume now that all 10 styles are made in China. What is the difference (if any) between the two initial production commitments?
4.What operational changes would you recommend to Wally to improve performance?
5.How should Wally think (both short-term and long-term) about sourcing in Hong Kong versus China? What kind of sourcing policy do you recommend?
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