EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Author: Munson
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Chapter 13, Problem 2P

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To determine: The preferable plan using aggregate planning.

b)

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To determine: Plan 6 to maintain the constant workforce and use the subcontract to meet the demand requirement.

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To summarize: The results from Plan 1 to Plan 6.

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5. Formulate a level sales and operations plan for a company with the following predicted demand: Month Demand 6,300 2 9,000 3 6,000 4 9,000 5 15,000 6 6,000 Total 51,300 The beginning workforce is 125 employees. The monthly output per employee is 150 units. The costs to hire and lay off a worker are $2,500 and $4,000, respectively. The cost to carry an item in inventory for one month is estimated at $10, and the stockout cost is $25 per unit. Show the production schedule, the inventory levels, and the changes in workforce from period to period. Compute the plan's cost.
Deforrest Marine Motors manufactures engines for the speedboat racing circuit. As part of their annual planning cycle, they forecasted demand for the next four quarters. The number of available days of production and the anticipated demand are given below. Employees Production Rate Production Cost Backorder Cost Overtime Cost Overtime Limit Demand Q1 2,400 6,019,000 They also estimated many of the costs required to conduct operations planning. Some of these key figures are listed below. 30 70 units/employee/quarter Q2 2,200 $1,000/unit $200/unit/quarter $1,500/unit <= 25% of Reg. Production Q3 1,700 Q4 1,800 Hire Cost Fire Cost Subcontracting Cost Subcontracting Limit Inventory Cost Initial Inventory $1,200/employee $800/employee $1,800/unit 400 units maximum $100/unit/quarter 280 units Deforrest Marine Motors wishes to maintain the current number of employees for the entire year to follow a level strategy balanced with inventory and backorders as needed. What is the total cost of this…
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