Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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 4.7, Problem 25P
Summary Introduction

To determine:

Size of the order.

Introduction:

Aggregate planning is the technique in which planning of all inputs and output of production is planned to meet any uncertainty of demand and avoid any wastage in the process.

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