Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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ISBN: 9781478623069
Author: Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
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Chapter 3.4, Problem 18P
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To think critically about: The reasons to deny aggregate planning into the strategy.
Introduction: Aggregate planning allows organizations to plan ahead. Aggregate planning’s objective is to manage the positives of producing to meet their demand within close proximities whilst tackling interferences caused by changes in production levels and the change in workforce levels.
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Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
Ch. 3.1 - Prob. 1PCh. 3.1 - Prob. 2PCh. 3.1 - Prob. 3PCh. 3.1 - Prob. 4PCh. 3.1 - Prob. 5PCh. 3.1 - Prob. 6PCh. 3.2 - Prob. 7PCh. 3.2 - Prob. 8PCh. 3.2 - Prob. 9PCh. 3.2 - Prob. 10P
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