Leitax (A)
Synopsis
Leitax, a young digital camera manufacturer selling its cameras mainly through retailers, experienced poor matching of inventory availability with demand for new and existing products in 2002. Describes the implementation and details of a consensus forecasting approach, a crucial part of a demand and supply planning redesign that was introduced to address the problem. The forecasting approach is a cross-functional one involving the sales, operations, and finance functions. Describes the results of the introduction, including planning challenges the company continued to face.
- Copyright:
- 2005 HBS
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- Publisher:
- Harvard Business Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 2016-08-03T15:50:40Z
- Language:
- English
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- This is a copyrighted book.