You are a team of consultants hired by Sattva eTech to help the company select a contract structure for their AC/DC power module. You will need to qualitatively evaluate Sattva's supply chain and operational strategy and support your analysis with statistical data analysis using the newsvendor model. Demand over 4 years follows a normal distribution with a standard deviation.

As you think about the problem statement, identify what are symptom(s) and what is the root cause of their reason to re-evaluate the type of supplier contract that is most in alignment with the company priorities.