1. Do you think that having at least a weekly forecast meeting with sales could potentially warn other departments of a change in demand? 2. What could limit companies form exploring the integration of S&OP and CPFR? 3. Forecasts are commonly introduced at the product family level in the S&OP process and will then be disaggregated down to lower planning levels. Here is a suggestion that the forecasts should be based on neither closed sales nor only possible leads. If that is the case, what would a forecast be based on? 4. Sales for the upcoming seasons will be forecasted based upon the forecasting, planning and requirements from the previous year. What are some of the potential issues with the use of historical data? 5. Do you feel that without a government agency such as the CSPC to enforce the safety standards, businesses would comply with the safety regulations? 6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54vho2h9gfY . Watch the following and discuss what the video states about children’s toys. 7. Take a look at the wording of the (CPSOA of 2008) – What other categories of recalls are covered in addition to children’s toys? Use this as one of the references for questions 1-4 Supply Chain Logistics Management Bowersox, Closs, Cooper, and Bowersox (2013). Supply chain logistics management (4th Ed ed.). Boston, Mass.: McGraw-Hill/Irwin Use this as one of the references for question 5-7 Not Just China: The Rise of Recalls in the Age of Global Business 1st Ed Bapuji, Hari; PISBN: 9780230104518 Remember a reference for each question.