Shoney is trying to determine a production plan for the next 12 months. The main criterion for this plan is that the employment level is to be held constant over the period. Shoney is continuing in its R&D efforts to develop new applications and prefers not to prompt any adverse feelings from the local workforce. For the same reason, all employees should put in full workweeks, even if that is not the lowest-cost alternative. The forecast for the next 12 months is MONTH January February March April May June FORECAST DEMAND 520 720 820 520 320 220 Forecast Beginning inventory Available production Ending inventory Costs Lost sales Manufacturing cost is $230 per server, equally divided between materials and labor. Inventory storage cost is $5 per month. A shortage of servers results in lost sales and is estimated to cost an overall $25 per unit short. Inventory Total The inventory on-hand at the beginning of the planning period is 230 units. Ten labor hours are required per DVD player. The workday is eight hours. Develop an aggregate production schedule for the year using a constant workforce. For simplicity, assume 23 working days each month except July, when the plant closes down for three weeks' vacation (leaving eight working days). Assume that total production capacity is greater than or equal to total demand. (i.e., compute workforce level based on annual demand and annual capacity). (Leave the cells blank, whenever zero (0) is required. Indicate monthly shortages using a negative ending inventory level. Round up the "number of workers" to the next whole number and round down your "monthly production rates" to the next lower whole number.) MONTH July August September October November December January 520 0 FORECAST DEMAND 120 120 220 620 720 820 February 720 0 March 820 0 April 520 0 May 320 0 June 220 0 July 120 0 August September 120 0 220 0 October 620 0 Noveml
Shoney is trying to determine a production plan for the next 12 months. The main criterion for this plan is that the employment level is to be held constant over the period. Shoney is continuing in its R&D efforts to develop new applications and prefers not to prompt any adverse feelings from the local workforce. For the same reason, all employees should put in full workweeks, even if that is not the lowest-cost alternative. The forecast for the next 12 months is MONTH January February March April May June FORECAST DEMAND 520 720 820 520 320 220 Forecast Beginning inventory Available production Ending inventory Costs Lost sales Manufacturing cost is $230 per server, equally divided between materials and labor. Inventory storage cost is $5 per month. A shortage of servers results in lost sales and is estimated to cost an overall $25 per unit short. Inventory Total The inventory on-hand at the beginning of the planning period is 230 units. Ten labor hours are required per DVD player. The workday is eight hours. Develop an aggregate production schedule for the year using a constant workforce. For simplicity, assume 23 working days each month except July, when the plant closes down for three weeks' vacation (leaving eight working days). Assume that total production capacity is greater than or equal to total demand. (i.e., compute workforce level based on annual demand and annual capacity). (Leave the cells blank, whenever zero (0) is required. Indicate monthly shortages using a negative ending inventory level. Round up the "number of workers" to the next whole number and round down your "monthly production rates" to the next lower whole number.) MONTH July August September October November December January 520 0 FORECAST DEMAND 120 120 220 620 720 820 February 720 0 March 820 0 April 520 0 May 320 0 June 220 0 July 120 0 August September 120 0 220 0 October 620 0 Noveml
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Transcribed Image Text:Shoney is trying to determine a production plan for the next 12 months. The main criterion for this plan is that the employment level is
to be held constant over the period. Shoney is continuing in its R&D efforts to develop new applications and prefers not to prompt any
adverse feelings from the local workforce. For the same reason, all employees should put in full workweeks, even if that is not the
lowest-cost alternative. The forecast for the next 12 months is
MONTH
January
February
March
April
May
June
FORECAST DEMAND
520
720
820
520
320
220
Forecast
Beginning inventory
Available production
Ending inventory
Costs
Lost sales
Inventory
Total
Manufacturing cost is $230 per server, equally divided between materials and labor. Inventory storage cost is $5 per month. A
shortage of servers results in lost sales and is estimated to cost an overall $25 per unit short.
MONTH
July
August
September
October
November
December
The inventory on-hand at the beginning of the planning period is 230 units. Ten labor hours are required per DVD player. The workday
is eight hours.
January
Develop an aggregate production schedule for the year using a constant workforce. For simplicity, assume 23 working days each
month except July, when the plant closes down for three weeks' vacation (leaving eight working days). Assume that total production
capacity is greater than or equal to total demand. (i.e., compute workforce level based on annual demand and annual capacity). (Leave
the cells blank, whenever zero (0) is required. Indicate monthly shortages using a negative ending inventory level. Round up the
"number of workers" to the next whole number and round down your "monthly production rates" to the next lower whole number.)
520
0
FORECAST DEMAND
February
720
120
120
220
620
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720
820
March
820
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520
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320
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July
120
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August September
120
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October
620
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