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    determine the packaging for Metabical that will best capture the accurately forecasted demand of the target market. With many substitutes for weight loss in a variety of packages and price points‚ it will be important to create a package that can be priced in a way to both drive sales and continued use of the 12-week drug. Printup must also develop a pricing model to align with the packaging and the price expectations of the target market. Since this is the first prescription drug for overweight

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    Demand Forecasting

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    DEMAND FORECASTING Demand forecasting is the process of predicting future average sales on the basis of historical data samples and market intelligence. The volatility of demand from an average level is supplied from the safety inventory. Any forecast is likely to be wrong‚ so the focus should be on understanding the range of potential forecast errors and the level of safety inventory that will cater for peak demand. An important additional calculation is forecast bias. This is the cumulative

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    1.) Metabical’s initial focus should be on consumer segmentation. The drug can be targeted towards both men and women; however‚ a focus on women may be more worthwhile. In terms of weight-loss‚ women exhibit more of a desire to change their overall body image‚ and showcase a motivation to eat‚ look‚ and feel healthier. (See Exhibit 3 in Case Book) Metabical’s age demographic segmentation would have a stronger response from the middle 25-34‚ 35-44‚ and 45-54-age sector that is moderately overweight

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    CHAPTER 4: FORECASTING DEMAND. What is forecasting? Forecasting is the planning tool to predict the future outcomes based on historical data and experience‚ knowledge of the management. It is very important for the company for developing new products or product line in the marketplace. Forecasting time horizons. A forecast is classified by the future time horizon into three categories. - Short-range forecast has a time of less than three months and up to one year

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    [pic] Business Case Metabical Version 1.0 ● October 21th‚ 2010 [pic] Work Group MetabicalBusiness Case |VERSION: 1 |REVISION DATE: 10/21/2010 | |Team Members | |Eduardo Lins |[Email] |[Telephone]

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    Case study : Metabical Positining and communication strategy for a new weight-loss drug Question 1 – How should Printup think about the segmentation of potential Metabical consumers? Who is the optimal target consumer? They should target women less than 65 especially (exhibit 2). They seem to be more aware than men to their weight. But most of the population (men and women) are now more conscious that losing weight is important for health. We can talk about normal customers including young

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    Demand Forecasting Demand forecasting • Why is it important • How to evaluate • Qualitative Methods • Causal Models • Time-Series Models • Summary Production and operations management Product Development long term medium term short term Product portifolio Purchasing Manufacturing Distribution Supply network designFacility Partner selection location Distribution network design and layout Derivatuve Supply Demand forecasting is product developmentcontract the starting ? point

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    Metabical: Case Analysis

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    272593 BUS 474 A 02/14/2011 Metabical After spending millions of dollars for ten years in research and development‚ Metabical was finally able to receive FDA approval‚ making it the first and only drug to receive FDA approval to meet the needs of customers who have been trying to lose weight. Like with any other new product‚ numerous issues need to be considered before Metabical is actually introduced in the market. Decisions about pricingpackaging and demand forecast of the product are key

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    Bill Gates Believed Microsoft’s core source of competitive advantage was the ability to attract‚ motivate and retain superior people. In attracting employees Microsoft mainly targeted the stars. Stars are the core employees that can add value to the organization through their knowledge‚ skills and abilities (Boselie‚ 2010). At Microsoft there has been a hands on mentality made for ambitious people. Lepak and Snell (2007) built a theory about different employees and its HR strategies. Microsoft

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    Case Study Metabical Introduction Cambridge Sciences Pharmaceuticals’ (CSP) is international health care company Focus on developing‚ manufacturing and marketing products that treat various deceases Want to enter the market for weight-control products in the US Sucessfully managed to develop Metabicalnew revolutionary product for weight lost SWOT Analysis Strenghts First prescription drug Has Food and Drug Administration approval Good results in clinical trials and market

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