In discussing inventory, Helena mentions that bikinis for sale on the website are not always in stock. Say customer feedback indicates that when a customer’s bikini won’t arrive within two weeks, that customer usually cancels their order. Furthermore, retail stores ordering restocks of items usually find another supplier if Mi Ola cannot ship within two weeks. What would be the best action for Helena to take first?

decide that when online customers and retail stores order bikinis, they will never have to wait more than two weeks for the order to arrive.

Explanation:

Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that in this scenario the best action that Helena can take is to decide that when online customers and retail stores order bikinis, they will never have to wait more than two weeks for the order to arrive. Otherwise she will begin to lose customers constantly by not having stock or shipping the product in time. These losses will continue to amass and may eventually ruin her business.