Assume you work for a medium sized manufacturing company that's has $10 million for capital projects for this year, and you work in one of the following departments (Choose only one). You're asked to provide a proposal for why the company should allocate the $10 million to your department. Here's the scenario:

1. Sales department--$10,000,000 needed to setup a new sales office and add an additional warehouse on the West Coast to expand distribution and increase sales.

2. Production department--$10,000,000 needed to purchase new equipment and redesign the manufacturing facility to reduce product costs and improve quality.

3. Planning department--$10,000,000 needed to acquire a small competitor that has some good products that will complement your company's product offering.