According to the assigned case study, Lawn King must develop an S&OP plan that considers the costs of inventory, overtime, hiring, and layoff (beware of stock outs).

If the plan results in back orders, Lawn King will have to incur greater costs later in the year to meet demand.

Analyze the case study and answer the following questions:

1) Develop a forecast to use as a basis for Sales and Operations Planning. Develop a S&OP plan by month for fiscal year 2020?

2) Consider the use of several different production strategies. Which strategy do you recommend? Use of Excel will greatly save time in making these plans?

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