Golf Pro Inc. is a Canadian manufacturer and retailer of premium, innovative golf equipment. Golf Pro Inc. has two main divisions, product development and manufacturing and product inventory, distribution and retail.

In January, Milton Montague was promoted to the position of Chief Procurement Officer at Golf Pro Inc. Milton Montague was formerly a Supply Chain Management Category Specialist supporting the product development and manufacturing division. Milton has been invited to an urgent meeting tomorrow with Louis LeBlanc, the Chief Financial Officer.

The agenda concerns the fiscal year end close for April 31 st . Louis LeBlanc asked Milton to attend and speak about his Supply management plan and strategies to reduce operating, inventory and purchasing costs by 5% to help meet projected budget and income statement improvements mandated by the corporate Board of Directors. Louis sent Milton a current copy of the Income Statement:

Louis sent Milton a current copy of the Income Statement: INCOME STATEMENT March 2021 Sales $ 85 million Cost of Goods Sold $ 48 million Gross Profit $ 87 million Operating Expenses $ 28 million Operating Income $ 17 millionSECTION IV - ALTERNATIVES or OPTIONS TABLE There should be at minimum three favorable options in the case : ALTERNATIVES / OPTIONS Advantages / PRO's Disadvantages / CON's Identify the 1" Option to solve the Explain why the option has Outline disadvantages and immediate issue or problem advantages towards positive potential consequences or outcomes and refer to any risks associated with the option supporting information (refer to (link to any quantitative or link any quantitative analysis) analysis). Identify the 2nd Option to solve " use same as above" use same as above" the immediate issue or problem Identify the 3rd Option to solve "use same as above" "use same as above" the immediate issue or