Case Study: Sport Obermeyer Assignment Instructions (pages 180-198)
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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. Please follow the instructions for all assignments carefully, especially APA writing style and citing sources in the reference section and body of the paper. Points will be deducted for any grammatical, punctuation, and citing errors. At this level, doctoral students should be able to use critical thinking and writing skills.
Questions for Sport Obermeyer Case Study (Case Study 1 Assignment): Answer all three.
1. Using the sample data given in Exhibit 10, make a recommendation for how many units of each style Wally Obermeyer should order during the initial phase of production. Assume that all ten styles in the sample problem are made in Hong Kong and that Obermeyers initial production commitment must be at least 10,000 units. (Ignore price differences among styles in your initial analysis). Determine the initial phase of production for both Hong Kong and China.
2. What operational changes would you recommend to Wally to improve performance?
3. How should Obermeyer management think (both short-term and long-term) about sourcing in Hong Kong versus China?
Each question must be answered thoroughly, and responses supported by the concepts introduced in the reading/study materials. Each question/answer must be delineated under a heading in the current APA format. Include a title page and reference page also in the current APA format. Incorporate at least 5 peer-reviewed sources with at least 1 source per question.
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