SuperFun Toys Case Study
Purpose of
Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is
for students to learn how to make managerial decisions using a case study on
Normal Distribution. This case uses concepts from Weeks 1 and 2. It provides
students an opportunity to perform sensitivity analysis and make a decision
while providing their own rationale. This assignment also shows students that
statistics is rarely used by itself. It shows tight integration of statistics
with product management.
Assignment
Steps
Resources: Microsoft Excel®,
SuperFun Toys Case Study, SuperFun Toys Case Study Data Set
Review the SuperFun Toys Case Study
and Data Set.
Develop a 1,050-word case study
analysis including the following:
- Use the sales forecaster’s prediction to
describe a normal probability distribution that can be used to approximate
the demand distribution.
- Sketch the distribution and show its mean
and standard deviation. Hint: To find the standard deviation, think Empirical
Rule covered in Week 1.
- Compute the probability of a stock-out for
the order quantities suggested by members of the management team (i.e.
15,000; 18,000; 24,000; 28,000).
- Compute the projected profit for the order
quantities suggested by the management team under three scenarios:
pessimistic in which sales are 10,000 units, most likely case in which
sales are 20,000 units, and optimistic in which sales are 30,000 units.
- One of SuperFun’s managers felt the profit
potential was so great the order quantity should have a 70% chance of
meeting demand and only a 30% chance of any stock- outs. What quantity
would be ordered under this policy, and what is the projected profit under
the three sales scenarios?
Format your assignment consistent
with APA format.
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assignment.