A technology manufacturer has developed a cutting-edge smart…

A technology manufacturer has developed a cutting-edge smart device with high obsolescence risk and a gross margin of 45%. To maximize profit, management decides to configure their supply chain to minimize procurement and storage costs, focusing on physical efficiency. According to the lecture notes, what is the most likely outcome of this decision?

A Disney+ analyst wants to forecast monthly viewing hours fo…

A Disney+ analyst wants to forecast monthly viewing hours for October. Actual values were: July = 180M, August = 220M, September = 260M. Using a 2-month moving average and exponential smoothing with alpha = 0.5, what is the October forecast if the initial forecast for August was 200M?