After the World Cup soccer games, Puma, the German sporting goods manufacturer, increased its end-of-year sales target by $641 million. Puma developed _____ plans with a goal that extra sales would come from new product categories the company was introducing, sale of soccer equipment, and consolidation of several subsidiaries.

"Planning" is a very important process in order for a business to know how it is going to allocate and manage its resources to achieve its goals in a more organized way.

Among the planning options mentioned, Puma uses "tactical plans" in order to achieve its goal. Such type of plan is focused on a specific goal. In the case of Puma, it is focused on achieving $641 million in its sales target.

Tactical plans also include "when" or the time in which goals are going to be achieved. Most of the time, goals are set from less than a year to one year. In Puma's case, it's goal is by the end of the year.

Tactical plans also state the strategies that the company will use in order to achieve its goal. In order for Puma to increase its sales, it will be introducing new products, sell soccer equipment and combine different subsidiaries. These strategies will help Puma accomplish its mission.

So, this explains the answer.