OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CUSTOM ACCESS
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Author: KRAJEWSKI
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 10, Problem 1P
The Barberton Municipal Division of Road Maintenance is charged with road repair in the city of Barberton and the surrounding area. Cindy Kramer, road maintenance director, must submit a staffing plan for the next year based on a set
- Find a level staffing plan that relies just on overtime and tile minimum amount of undertime possible. Overtime can be used to its limits in any quarter. What is the total cost of the plan and how many under time hours does it call for?
- Use a chase strategy that varies the workforce level without using overtime or undertime. What is the total cost of this plan?
- Propose a plan of your own. Compare your plan with those in parts (a) and (b), and discuss its comparative merits.
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Product Demand
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25,000
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A
B
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4
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