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A disk drive manufacturer is in need of an aggregate plan for July to December. The...
A disk drive manufacturer is in need of an aggregate plan for July to December. The company has gathered the following data: Month Demand Month Demand July 400 Oct 700 Aug 500 Nov 800 Sep 550 Dec 700 Item Cost Materials $35/disk Inventory $8/disk/month Subcontracting $80/disk Stock-out $15/disk Regular time labor $12/hour Overtime labor $18/hour (above 8 hrs) Hiring cost $40/worker Layoff cost $80/worker Other data include: Item Data Current workforce (June) 8 people Labor hours per disk 4 hrs...
Plan B: Vary the workforce to produce the prior month's demand. The firm produced 1,300 units...
Plan B: Vary the workforce to produce the prior month's demand. The firm produced 1,300 units in June. The cost of hiring additional workers is $35 per unit produced. The cost of layoffs is $60 per unit cut back. (Enter all responses as whole numbers.) Note: Both hiring and layoff costs are incurred in the month of the change (i.e., going from production of 1,300 in July to 1200 in August requires a layoff (and related costs) of 100 units...
CGA 9 (Aggregate Planning) The S&OP team at Kansas Furniture has received the following estimates...
CGA 9 (Aggregate Planning) The S&OP team at Kansas Furniture has received the following estimates of demand requirements Aug 1,200 Sept 400 1,800 Jul Oct Nov Dec ,800 1,800 a) Assuming one-time stockout costs for lost sales of $100 per uni, nventory carrying costs of $25 per unit er month, and zero beginning and ending inventory, evaluate these two plans on an incremental cost basis Plan A: Produce at a steady rate (equal to minimum requirements) of 1,000 units per...
Develop a production schedule to produce the exact production requirements by varying the workforce size for...
Develop a production schedule to produce the exact production requirements by varying the workforce size for the following problem The monthly forecasts for Product X for January February, and March 1010, 1510 and 1180 respectively. Safety stock policy recommends that half of the forecast for that month be defined as safety stock. There are 22 working days in January, 19 in February, and 21 in March. Beginning inventory is 530 units Manufacturing cost is $180 por unit, storage cost is...
A. Aggregate Planning Problem 1. AUTO Inc. are in the process of developing an aggregate plan...
A. Aggregate Planning Problem 1. AUTO Inc. are in the process of developing an aggregate plan for their latest sports car, model "Sporty-Sprinty". Anticipated sales forecast in A.U. for the next four months is tabulated below: Month Jan Feb Mar April Sales forecast (A.U.) 100 200 300 600 Initial inventory (at the beginning of first month) = 100 A.U. Initial workforce level = 50 Minimum ending inventory required at the end of the plan = 30 A.U. Minimum...
Q1. Prestige, Inc. needs an aggregate plan for its product line. As part of trying to...
Q1. Prestige, Inc. needs an aggregate plan for its product line. As part of trying to maintain a lean production system, management prefers a constant workforce, no overtime, and constant production level. Relevant data follows: Item Data | Units Data Item | Data | Units Production time required labor hours per unit 4.5 Units % of monthly forecast 0% Hiring cost $10,000 Item Ending inventory target Shortage cost per person Straight time labor cost per hour $75 per unit Laying...
How do I calculate the one time adjustment of workforce to support the level production plan?...
How do I calculate the one time adjustment of workforce to support the level production plan? Problem information: Month: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Demand: 500 800 1000 1400 2000 3000 2700 1500 1400 1500 2000 1200 Management at the Kerby Corporation has determined the following aggregated demand schedule in Units. An employee can produce an average of 10 units per month. Each worker on the payroll costs $2,000 in regular time wages...
Check The current aggregate demand requirements for a firm are shown below for the next six...
Check The current aggregate demand requirements for a firm are shown below for the next six months: Month May June July Aug Sept Oct 230 Demand 210 210 210 240 260 Click here for the Excel Data File The firm always plans to meet all demand. The firm currently has 230 workers capable of producing 230 units in a month (1 unit/worker). The workforce can be increased (at a cost of $500 per worker) or decreased (at a cost of...
Given the following production plan, compute the monthly production, ending inventory/(backlog) and workforce levels using a...
Given the following production plan, compute the monthly production, ending inventory/(backlog) and workforce levels using a level production strategy. Assume that a worker can produce 30 units per month and the beginning inventory in June is 400 units, and the firm desires to have 200 units of inventory at the end of November. Month June Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Demand 1500 2800 4200 3600 2350 1400 Production Ending Inventory Workforce
02 Consuelo Chua, Inc., is a disk drive manufacturer in need of an aggregate plan for...
02 Consuelo Chua, Inc., is a disk drive manufacturer in need of an aggregate plan for July through December. The com- pany has gathered the following data: COSTS Holding cost $8/disk/month Subcontracting 580/disk Regular-time labor $12 hour Overtime labor $18 hour for hours above 8 hours/workerday Hiring cost $4000/ worker Layoff cost $8000/worker DEMAND Note: In this problem (and Q3) the production cost should be computed based on the labor cost OTHER DATA Current worden 8 people Labor hours disk...
Plan B: Vary the workforce to produce the prior month's demand. The firm produced 1,300 units in June. The cost of hiring additional workers is $35 per unit produced. The cost of layoffs is $60 per unit cut back. (Enter all responses as whole numbers.) Note: Both hiring and layoff costs are incurred in the month of the change (i.e., going from production of 1,300 in July to 1200 in August requires a layoff (and related costs) of 100 units...
CGA 9 (Aggregate Planning) The S&OP team at Kansas Furniture has received the following estimates of demand requirements Aug 1,200 Sept 400 1,800 Jul Oct Nov Dec ,800 1,800 a) Assuming one-time stockout costs for lost sales of $100 per uni, nventory carrying costs of $25 per unit er month, and zero beginning and ending inventory, evaluate these two plans on an incremental cost basis Plan A: Produce at a steady rate (equal to minimum requirements) of 1,000 units per...
Develop a production schedule to produce the exact production requirements by varying the workforce size for the following problem The monthly forecasts for Product X for January February, and March 1010, 1510 and 1180 respectively. Safety stock policy recommends that half of the forecast for that month be defined as safety stock. There are 22 working days in January, 19 in February, and 21 in March. Beginning inventory is 530 units Manufacturing cost is $180 por unit, storage cost is...
Q1. Prestige, Inc. needs an aggregate plan for its product line. As part of trying to maintain a lean production system, management prefers a constant workforce, no overtime, and constant production level. Relevant data follows: Item Data | Units Data Item | Data | Units Production time required labor hours per unit 4.5 Units % of monthly forecast 0% Hiring cost $10,000 Item Ending inventory target Shortage cost per person Straight time labor cost per hour $75 per unit Laying...
Check The current aggregate demand requirements for a firm are shown below for the next six months: Month May June July Aug Sept Oct 230 Demand 210 210 210 240 260 Click here for the Excel Data File The firm always plans to meet all demand. The firm currently has 230 workers capable of producing 230 units in a month (1 unit/worker). The workforce can be increased (at a cost of $500 per worker) or decreased (at a cost of...
02 Consuelo Chua, Inc., is a disk drive manufacturer in need of an aggregate plan for July through December. The com- pany has gathered the following data: COSTS Holding cost $8/disk/month Subcontracting 580/disk Regular-time labor $12 hour Overtime labor $18 hour for hours above 8 hours/workerday Hiring cost $4000/ worker Layoff cost $8000/worker DEMAND Note: In this problem (and Q3) the production cost should be computed based on the labor cost OTHER DATA Current worden 8 people Labor hours disk...
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