BUS 630 Week 1 Mendel Paper Company

The Mendel Paper Company is a successful paper manufacturing company with a sales mix of four different paper product lines consisting of computer paper, napkins, place mats and poster board. The plant superintendent, Marlene Herbert, is pleased with sales but concerned with trends in the industry effecting paper manufacturing. While napkins and paper mats are increasing because of increasing restaurant sales, the cost of specialized printing of place mats may no longer make these feasible to produce. Additionally, although there are concerns of the inevitable "paperless" office, but Mendel Paper has noticed that instead of losing paper sales they are actually increasing their sales of computer paper.

Mendel Paper Company produces four types of...