Case Study: Inventory The following case about the Avocado Sustainability Co$-$op is a real$-$life look at an ordering and inventory problem in a small, growing company. As you read through the case, think about how Albert finds and evaluates suppliers and what other factors might influence how much inventory he chooses to hold. Avocado Sustainability Co$-$operative Inc. is a for$-$profit company structured as a co$-$operative $($owned by its members$)$ that sources and sells environmentally friendly household products to its members across Waterloo Region and Guelph, ON$.$ Customers select a basket of products through a webstore, then Avocado prepares a box every month that the customer can pickup from a number of convenient locations or pay for home delivery. You are meeting with Albert, one of the founding members, who looks across the table. $"$We are very good at one aspect of sustainability: our team is dedicated to finding paper products and c