Case studyRead the following case study carefully and answer the end$-$of$-$case discussion questions.Hazel had worked for the same Fortune $500$ company for almost $15$ years. Although the companyhad gone through some tough times, things were starting to turn around. Customer orders were up$,$and quality and productivity had improved dramatically from what they had been only a few yearsearlier due to a companywide quality improvement program. So$,$ it came as a real shock to Hazeland about $400$ of her coworkers when they were suddenly terminated following the new CEOsdecision to downsize the company. After recovering from the initial shock, Hazel tried to findemployment elsewhere. Despite her efforts, after eight months of searching, she was no closer tofinding a job than the day she started. Her funds were being depleted and she was getting morediscouraged. There was one bright spot, though: She was able to bring in a little money by mowinglawns for her neighbors.She got involved quite by chance when she heard one neighbor remark that now that his childrenwere on their own, nobody was around to cut the grass. Almost jokingly, Hazel asked him howmuch hed be willing to pay. Soon Hazel was mowing the lawns of five neighbors. Other neighborswanted her to work on their lawns, but she didnt feel that she could spare any more time from herjob search. However, as the rejection letters began to pile up$,$ Hazel knew she had to decide. On asunny Tuesday morning, she decided, like many others in a similar situation, to go into businessfor herselftaking care of neighborhood lawns. She was relieved to give up the stress of jobhunting, and she was excited about the prospect of being her own boss. But she was also fearfulof being completely on her own. Nevertheless, Hazel was determined to make a go of it$.$ At first,business was a little slow, but once people realized Hazel was available, many asked her to takecare of their lawns. Some people were simply glad to turn the work over to her; others switchedfrom professional lawn care services. By the end of her first year in business, Hazel knew shecould earn a living this way. She also performed other services such as fertilizing lawns, weedinggardens, and trimming shrubbery. Business became so good that Hazel hired two part$-$time workersto assist her and, even then, she believed she could expand further if she wanted to$.$Questions$1.$ Hazel is the operations manager of her business. Among her responsibilities are forecasting,inventory management, scheduling, quality assurance, and maintenance.a$.$ What kinds of things would likely require forecasts?b$.$ What inventory items does Hazel probably have? Name onec. inventory decisions she must make periodically.d$.$ What scheduling must she do$?$ What things might occur to disrupt