In the given argument, the author - the owner of the cheese stores located throughout the United States says that since the newest store in Wisconsin has domestic cheddar cheeses as their five best-selling kinds of cheese, the company should reduce the expenses by limiting the inventory and primarily focus on the domestic cheese rather than the imported ones to improve profits. While the author's decision seems biased and reaching towards the conclusion, he missed addressing pieces of information that can be relevant to take the decision.
Initially, the author says that the five best-selling kinds of cheese at the newest store located in Wisconsin were domestic cheddar cheeses. Here, the author infers that, if these domestic cheddar cheeses are the best selling in Wisconsin, they will prove to be best-selling in all the other locations of the United States. This is a very baseless conclusion and the author must further look into other possibilities. It is highly probable, that the people in other parts of the United States may prefer an imported cheese rather than the domestic cheese. If this happens to be true, then all the other stores whose best-selling cheeses are imported cheeses will definitely suffer a huge loss if as per the author's suggestion, the inventories are stocked up with domestic cheeses only. Therefore, the buying patterns of customers from different parts of the country should be considered.
Later on, the author says that a recent survey by Cheeses of the World magazine indicates an increasing preference for domestic cheeses among its subscribers. Now, when the author mentions this, he overlooks the fact that the survey was taken by only the subscribers. The possibility that the customers of the Cheese stores have subscribed to this magazine is really low. We do not have any connection between the subscribers and the customers of the cheese stores. So, to rely on a survey of a magazine of which your customers may not even be a part of is highly risky and can't be used as a base to make a decision. Instead, the author should conduct a survey of his own in all the stores across the United States and know for himself what the customers from the different parts of the country have to say.
Moving forward, the author suggests that the company should reduce the expenses by limiting inventory. He says that the company should discontinue stocking the varieties of imported cheese and concentrate primarily on domestic cheese. While reaching this conclusion, the author doesn't address the points mentioned above. And discontinuing the stocking of imported cheese will impact the stores where imported cheese sales are high. Therefore, before making decisions in a hurry, the author should know the preference of his customers and not rely on magazine surveys.
In the
given
argument, the
author
-
the owner of the
cheese
stores
located throughout the
United
States
says
that since the newest
store
in Wisconsin has
domestic
cheddar
cheeses
as their five best-selling kinds of
cheese
, the
company
should
reduce
the expenses by limiting the inventory and
primarily
focus on the
domestic
cheese
rather
than the
imported
ones to
improve
profits. While the author's decision seems biased and reaching towards the conclusion, he missed addressing pieces of information that can be relevant to take the decision.
Initially
, the
author
says
that the five best-selling kinds of
cheese
at the newest
store
located in Wisconsin were
domestic
cheddar
cheeses
. Here, the
author
infers that, if these
domestic
cheddar
cheeses
are the
best selling
in Wisconsin, they will prove to be best-selling in all the
other
locations of the
United
States
. This is a
very
baseless conclusion and the
author
must
further
look into
other
possibilities. It is
highly
probable, that the
people
in
other
parts
of the
United
States
may prefer an
imported
cheese
rather
than the
domestic
cheese
. If this happens to be true, then all the
other
stores
whose best-selling
cheeses
are
imported
cheeses
will definitely suffer a huge loss if as per the author's suggestion, the inventories
are stocked
up with
domestic
cheeses
only
.
Therefore
, the buying patterns of
customers
from
different
parts
of the country should
be considered
.
Later on, the
author
says
that a recent
survey
by
Cheeses
of the World
magazine
indicates an increasing preference for
domestic
cheeses
among its subscribers.
Now
, when the
author
mentions this, he overlooks the fact that the
survey
was taken
by
only
the subscribers. The possibility that the
customers
of the
Cheese
stores
have subscribed to this
magazine
is
really
low. We do not have any
connection between
the subscribers and the
customers
of the
cheese
stores
.
So
, to rely on a
survey
of a
magazine
of which your
customers
may not even be a
part
of is
highly
risky and can't be
used
as a base to
make
a decision.
Instead
, the
author
should conduct a
survey
of his
own
in all the
stores
across the
United
States
and know for himself what the
customers
from the
different
parts
of the country
have to
say.
Moving forward, the
author
suggests that the
company
should
reduce
the expenses by limiting inventory. He
says
that the
company
should discontinue stocking the varieties of
imported
cheese
and concentrate
primarily
on
domestic
cheese
. While reaching this conclusion, the
author
doesn't address the points mentioned above. And discontinuing the stocking of
imported
cheese
will impact the
stores
where
imported
cheese
sales are high.
Therefore
,
before
making decisions in a hurry, the
author
should know the preference of his
customers
and not rely on
magazine
surveys
.