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These caselets are about the demand forecasting and inventory management issues in a supply chain. Caselet (1) discusses the problems faced by Nike when it implemented a new demand forecasting software solution. It also highlights the remedial steps taken by the company to correct the situation. Caselet (2) examines how Xilinx, a reputed supplier of electronic parts, restructured its distribution system after it encountered a mismatch in demand and supply while selling its products via intermediate distributors. Caselet (3) examines the impact of the bullwhip effect on the supply chain. It discusses how the order rate for Pampers Diapers at P&G (Procter & Gamble) varied across the supply chain and the steps taken by P&G to overcome this problem.