$1.$ CIO:

Sales are up$,$ but our performance numbers this month show increased delays and other red flags.

You:

We$$ve seen this trend worsening over the past several months. When our supplies start running low, we place orders right away. But it takes too long for those orders to be processed and shipped, so then there are delays in arrivals, which slows down manufacturing. Clearly, we need to do some

optimization.