Engineering Management question What may be used as aids in planning

Required: Create a Competitive Analysis for Hersheys Company Noted: details in the photo attached

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Question 1 Forecasting calculation X Month Sales (y)(000 units) 1 Feb. 19 2 Mar. 18 3 Apr. 15 4 May 20 5 Jun. 18 6 Jul. 22 7 Aug. 20 8  Sep   a. Using a 5-month moving average, calculate September sales b. Calculate September sales Using a 3-month weighted moving average (weights are 0.60, 0.30. 0.10). c. Calculatate Exponential Smoothing (assume February sale is 19) sales in September (alpha 0.2, that means 1-0.2 = 0.8) d. Using regression analysis, what is Y (September sales) if X is 8? (use  data> data analysis button> regression)

Question 1 Strategy is an action that managers take to attain one or more of the organization’s goals. Strategy can also be defined as a general direction set for the company and its various components to achieve a desired state in the future. Strategy results from the detailed strategic planning process. A strategy is all about integrating organizational activities and utilizing and allocating the scarce resources within the organizational environment so as to meet the present objectives. Discuss the requirements to do a strategy from external and internal analyses perspectives in the case of ONE (1) logistics company after the end of COVID-19 pandemic.

8. Which of the following provides direction to the company by answering the question about what business a company is in?   Question 8 options:   Code of ethics   Environmental analysis   Competitive analysis   Mission statement

Middle Managers –   Question 14 options:   Coordinate employee activities   Determine which goods or services to provide   Decide how to market goods or services to customers   It includes Assistant Manager, Manager   All of the above