EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Chapter 13, Problem 10DQ
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To determine: Thedifference between aggregate planning in service and aggregate planning in manufacturing
Introduction: The aggregate plan is the output of sales and operations planning. The major concern of aggregate planning is the production time and quantity for the intermediate future. Aggregate planning would encompass a time prospect of approximately 3 to 18 months.
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- The planner at a company that makes garden tractors is about to prepare an aggregate production plan that will cover the next 6 months. She has collected the following information: Month Demand Forecast Above the available capacity through permanent workforce 1 1,000 2 1,000 3 2,000 4 3,000 5 4,000 6 1,000 Total: 12,000 Production per month = 20 units per worker Initial inventory = 500 units Desired ending inventory (at the end of month 6) = 0 units Cost: Hire cost = $500 per temporary worker Inventory = $10 per tractor per month Backorder = $150 per tractor per month The optimum aggregate plan is: Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Forecast Demand above regular capacity 1,000 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 1,000 12,000 # of temporary workers required 50 50 100 150 200 50 Temp. Workers hired 25 25 50 75 0 0 Temp. workers laid off 0…arrow_forwardWhat are the most common decision variables for aggregate planning in a manufacturing setting?In a service setting?arrow_forward3) AGGREGATE PLANNING Mark Tuan, Operations Manager at GOT7 Furniture, has received the following estimates of demand requirements: January 1,100 February 1,200 March 1,400 April 1,800 May 1,800 June 1,600 Assuming stockout costs for lost sales of RM100 per unit, inventory carrying costs of RM25 per unit per month, and a zero beginning and ending inventory. Analyze the extra cost if the company vary the workforce, which performs at a current production level of 1,300 units per month. The cost of hiring additional workers is RM3,000 per 100 units produced. The cost of layoffs is RM6,000 per 100 units cut back.arrow_forward
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