GSCM 440 Week 6 Discussion | Devry University

GSCM 440  Week 6 Discussion | Devry University

Week 6: More on purchasing!

Most of us love Halloween! This is a great video about a major costume company and I think you’ll find it interesting! Please watch it and answer the following questions:

 

https://www.viddler.com/embed/6c013714/Links to an external site.

 

1.    What is their purchasing strategy concerning projections? How do they possibly know how many costumes to order to meet Halloween demand?

2.    Besides the actual inventory, what other business factors are determined by setting good projections?

3.    We discussed much about price, costs, and profit last week. What are their biggest cost considerations?

4.    Discuss one learning about their inventory systems from a logistics or information technology perspective?

5.    Lastly, are there any learning that will transfer into your course project?

Let’s have some fun with this discussion!

 

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