A manager is attempting to put together an aggregate plan for the coming nine mo

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A manager is attempting to put together an aggregate plan for the coming nine months. She has obtained a forecast of expected demand for the planning horizon. The plan must deal with highly seasonal demand; demand is relatively high in periods 3 and 4 and again in period 8, as can be seen from the following forecasts:

The department now has 20 full-time employees, each of whom can produce 10 units of output per period at a cost of $7 per unit. Inventory carrying cost is $3 per unit per period, and backlog cost is $15 per unit per period.

Suppose another option is to use part-time workers to assist during seasonal peaks. The cost per unit, including hiring and training, is $11. The output rate is 10 units per worker per period for all workers. A maximum of 10 part-time workers can be used, and the same number of part-time workers must be used in all periods that have part-time workers. The ending inventory in period 9 should be 10 units. The limit on backlogs is 20 units per period. Try to make up backlogs as soon as possible. Compute the total cost for this plan. Assume 20 full-time workers. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

A manager is attempting to put together an aggregate plan for the coming nine months. She has obtained a forecast of expected demand for the planning horizon. The plan must deal with highly seasonal demand; demand is relatively high in periods 3 and 4 and again in period 8, as can be seen from the following forecasts:

Explanation / Answer

With the current 20 work force person each producing 10 units per period regularly capacity 1800 units. That is 140 units less than expected demand. Adding one worker would increase regular capacity to 1800+90 =1890 units. That would still be 50 units short, or just the amount one temporary.

Total back order cost per period is

(cost / unit / period) × (total back order in the period).

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