CASE REPORT 1 Sports Obermeyer Supply Chain Management MBAD 6208 Dr. Xiulie HE Erhan TURKURER Joanne ZHANG Varun JOSHI Yue CUI FALL 2014 FALL 2014 [SPORTS OBERMEYER] Table of Contents 1. What is the lead-time for production of skiwear? What are the factors that contribute to lead times being so long? What are the operational and competitive results of these long lead times? 2. Using the sample data given in Exhibit 10‚ make a recommendation for how many units of each style
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by Laura‚ Carolyn‚ Greg‚ Wendy‚ tom‚ Wally use a weighted average with the weights reflecting past accuracy.) 2. Obtain market feedback earlier than Las Vegas‚ thereby converting some speculative production into reactive production Sport Obermeyer can invite selected retailers to come in January to aspen for an all-expenses paid” early order weekend”‚ when there is time for a “sneak preview” of the new line‚ some recreational skiing and socializing and then the early placement of orders at
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Executive Summary There were multiple issues weighing heavily on the mind Wally‚ a VP at Sports Obermeyer‚ in November of 1992. Sports Obermeyer‚ a successful manufacturer of ski apparel was having trouble planning the manufacturing levels of its various skiwear items for 1993-94 based on whatever scant information it had on the end customers’ likes and dislikes. Waiting to make these decisions till after the Las Vegas trade show‚ the one event which would give reliable retailer feedback‚ would
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Management 63.371 T. Sloan Case Study Write-up #3 SPORT OBERMEYER‚ LTD. Sport Obermeyer is a high-end fashion skiwear design and merchandising company headquartered in Aspen‚ Colorado that sells its products through U.S. department stores and ski shops. Although the company has a global supply network‚ most of its critical outerwear products are sourced through the Hong Kong-based company Obersport‚ a joint venture between Sport Obermeyer and a Hong Kong partner. Obersport‚ in turn‚ manages supply
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smallest standard deviation when comparing the Buying Committee Forecasts. An attempt will also be made to purchase the lowest cost items within this group as initial order size of 10‚000 units allows. Combined‚ this will allow for the least amount of risk when using the limited information we have for the initial order. The ideal products to order are those with enough forecast quantity that the minimum quantity order will be less than the forecast and also leave enough room for a reorder of the minimum
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Sport Obermeyer Sport Obermeyer‚ Ltd was created around 1947 by Klaus Obermeyer. While teaching at an Aspen Ski School‚ Klaus noticed a difference between the clothing that his students wore and the clothing skiers wore in his native Germany. Although Klaus started out by traveling to Germany to find high-performance skiwear that was suitable for his students‚ he designed his own line of skiwear and ski equipment products and that was how Sport Obermeyer‚ Ltd was introduced. Sport Obermeyer
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OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT/LOGISTICS SPORT OBERMEYER ‚ LTD. A) What Operational changes would you recommend to Wally to improve performance? B) How should Obermeyer management think (both short and long-term) about sourcing in Hong Kong vs. China? C) Based on Exhibit 10 in the case‚ how should Wally plan production in November? Think about the question qualitatively – identify factors that would affect the timing and quantity of product decisions. To understand what operational
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Sport Obermeyer‚ Ltd Wally Obermeyer‚ the internal operations manager of Sport Obermeyer‚ a mid-to-high fashion ski apparel company with headquarters out of Aspen‚ Colorado‚ and son of company founder Klaus Obermeyer‚ has two dilemmas at hand. 1) How to forecast demand for specific skiwear items for the 1993-1994 fashion line? 2) Once quantity per item is determined‚ how should production be allocated between factories in Hong Kong and China? Although the case mentions the
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The Sample Problem Objective: To prepare a production schedule according to demand forecasts made by the design committee. Constraints: 1. Minimum order quantity at: Hong Kong – 600 China -1200 2. Total order quantity (1st schedule): 10000 3. Almost Half of production to be done each in China and Hong Kong Expected Safe Margin of Production: Average Forecast – 2* standard Deviation |Style |Price |Average |Std Dev |2 * Std Dev |Safe
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Obermeyer Sport A Strategic Direction in Forecasting Introduction & Summary Klaus Obermeyer is an innovator in the high-end skiwear industry. The company began with down filled jackets and slowly began to diversify its product line with high-altitude suntan lotion‚ turtlenecks‚ nylon wind-shirts‚ mirrored sunglasses and more. In 1961‚ the first Sport Obermeyer factory warehouse opened in Aspen‚ and the innovations continued with “soft-shell” jackets‚ double lens goggles‚ and the first
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