Questions

Develop a quantitative forecast model for Jacob. Which modeling technique did you choose, and why? What are the assumptions behind your model?

According to your model, when will Top$-$Slice need to have the expanded work cell up and running? What are the implications for when Jacob should start the expansion effort?

Now suppose that over lunch the marketing vice president says to Jacob:

We're fecling a lot of heat from Chinese manufacturers who are offering very similar clubs to ours, but at significantly lower prices. The legal department is working on ar patent infringrmemt case, but if ave can't block these clabs from entering the market, I expect to see our sales flatter, and maybe com fall, over the rest of the year.