Case Name :      Necanko, Inc.

Authors :           Carol Prahinski

Source :             Ivey Publishing

Case ID :            904D20

Discipline :        Operations Management

Case Length :    03 pages

Solution Sample availability : YES

Plagiarism : NO (100% Original work)

Necanko, Inc. is a large international food manufacturer. A buyer-scheduler for the company must forecast sales demand to determine production planning, inventory management, and distribution for the year. Sales were normally predictable and stable, but the company has just come back from a three-month layoff due to slow sales, and it is now experiencing a sales increase three times greater than usual. The buyer-scheduler is uncertain why the sales are spiking and must decide what action to take.