Case Assumptions & Observations:
1. In 1990, L.L. Bean received 87% of its revenue from customers who purchased merchandise through their mail order catalogs. The remaining 13% of revenue was realized through their single company store in Freeport, Maine.
2. They print twenty-two catalogs (or "books") with four primary seasonal catalogs: spring, summer, fall, and Christmas. Additionally there are various specialty catalogs: Spring Weekend, Summer Camp, Fly Fishing, etc as well as a smaller "prospect" version. The catalogs have a "gestation period" of about nine months that involves creation, planning, and forecasting of each item for each catalog.
3. They shipped 114 million pieces that reached six million active customers with 80% of the customers ordering via the telephone.
4. L.L. Bean was rated number one in customer satisfaction of mail-order companies in 1991 by consumer reports.
5. The product line is divided in a hierarchical structure progressing from the highest......

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   "LL Bean, Inc." Case Study Report. Case Assumptions & Observations: 1. In
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