2. Patricia Rodriguez, vice president of marketing, states, "I've got to tell you all that I'm pretty comfortable with the forecasts for September through November, but after that, a lot could change. It's just very hard to forecast for four or more months out in this kind of market." How will a monthly S&OP update with rolling planning hori- zons help alleviate Patricia's concerns? Are there still advantages to S&OP, even though the forecasts may change?

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The Protek Company has been growing very fast, but profitability has declined from 11.85% to 2.36% in just two years.  Costs have increased faster than sales and expenses are out of control.  The Board of Directors has appointed Bob Smith to come up with some recommendations that are likely to help get the situation under control.  He has made the following suggestions, but has hired you to actually put the numbers into proforma statements to present to the Board at their next meeting. Income Statement The company will slow down the growth of sales to 15% for the next year (20X4). Bob does not see any easy fixes to the cost of good sold situation, so those will go up 15% in line with sales, leading to the same gross margin percent as this past year. Bob has decided that the budgets for the Marketing and Research and Development departments should be exactly the same dollar amount as in 20X3. He feels that imposing that particular discipline to the Marketing Department will be good for…

c. Which of the following correctly identifies a risk facing SSC that might adversely affect sales during the coming years? Multiple Choice A general slowdown in the economy. Sales to many smaller customers other than Wingo Corporation. Increased attention to developing new products. A board of directors dominated by management. pdf Untitled docume....pdf *led d ocume