The case describes the operations to design clothing for skiers and merchandising company and its supply partner. Represents the production planning for short life cycle products with uncertain demand and allows students to analyze a smaller version of the production planning problem. In addition, it provides detailed information and material flows, which allows students to make recommendations for operational improvements, including a comparison search for products in Hong Kong and China. "Hide
by Janice H. Hammond, Ananth Raman Source: HBS Premier Case Collection 19 pages. Publication Date: October 13, 1994. Prod. #: 695022-PDF-ENG
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