Describe the different demand-based options used in aggregate planning and their implications for a company.

The president of Hill Enterprises, Terri Hill, projects the firm's aggregate demand requirements over the next 8 months as follows: May 2,100 January February 1,450 1,700 1,700 June 2,300 July 1,900 March April 1,700 August 1,300 Her operations manager is considering a new plan, which begins in January with 200 units of inventory on hand. Stockout cost of lost sales is $65 per unit. Inventory holding cost is $25 per unit per month. Ignore any idle-time costs. Evaluate the following plan. This exercise contains only Plan E. Plan E: Keep the current workforce, which is producing 1,600 units per month, and subcontract to meet the rest of the demand. Subcontract cost is $75 per unit. Month 10 December 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 8 August Demand 1,450 1,700 1,700 1,700 2,100 2,300 1,900 1,300 Production (Units) 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,600 Plan E Ending Subcontract (Units) Inventory 200 The total subcontracting cost = $ (Enter your response as…

Forecast Data is given within problem. Cost Data is attached      Southeast Soda​ Pop, Inc., has a new fruit drink for which it has high hopes. John​ Mittenthal, the production​ planner, has assembled the following cost data and demand​ forecast:   LOADING... Click the icon to view the demand forecast. LOADING... Click the icon to view the cost data.   ​John's job is to develop an aggregate plan. The three initial options he wants to evaluate​ are:     • Plan A​: a strategy that hires and fires personnel as necessary to meet the forecast.   • Plan B​: a level strategy.   • Plan C​: a level strategy that produces   1,000 cases per quarter and meets the forecast demand with inventory and subcontracting. Part 2 ​a) Which strategy is the​ lowest-cost plan?   Try hiring and layoffs​ (to meet the​ forecast) as necessary ​(enter your responses as whole​ numbers).   Hiring and Layoff Plan         Quarter Forecast Production Hire ​(Units) Layoff ​(Units)…

Scenario 8.3- Mousetraps A company faces the aggregate planning problem shown in the table below. Cost of regular production is $15 per unit, the cost of producing the same unit on overtime is $22.50, the cost subcontracting is $27 per unit, and the cost of carrying a unit in inventory from one month to the next is $10. Forecast Beginning Inventory Regular Time Overtime Subcontracting Ending Inventory The labor contract at the plant prohibits both overtime and subcontracting output to exceed 250 units in any five-month window. The plant capacity is 20 units per day produced using two shifts and the plant runs seven days a week. By policy, management wants to avoid stockouts. August Which month has a positive ending inventory for the optimal aggregate plan for Scenario 8.3? September July 800 140 O October August September October November 650 450 550 900 November

The S&OP team at Kansas Furniture, led by David Angelow, has received estimates of demand requirements as shown in the table. Assuming one-time stockout costs for lost sales of $125 per unit, Kinventory carrying costs of $25 per unit per month, and zero beginning and ending inventory, evaluate the following plan on an incremental cost basis: Plan B: Vary the workforce to produce the prior month's demand. Demand was 1,300 units in June. The cost of hiring additional workers is $30 per unit produced. The cost of layoffs is $65 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 in August). Stockouts (Units) Month 1 July Demand 1200 Hire Production (Units) Layoff Ending (Units) Inventory 2 August 1300 3 September 1200 4 October 1700 5 November 1650 6 December 1650

JAYB, manager of a Fabrication company, has the following aggregate demand requirements and other data for the upcoming four quarters. Table 5: Forecast and cost information [Jadual 5: Maklumat Ramalan dan kos] Quarter [Suku] Demand [Permintaan] Previous quarter's output [Keluaran suku sebelumnya] 1,500 units 1 1,400 Beginning inventory [Inventori awal] 200 units 2 1,000 Hiring workers [Pengambilan pekerja] RM6 per unit 3 1,500 Laying off workers [Pembuangan pekerja] RM11 per unit 4 1,300 Unit cost [Kos unit] RM30 per unit   With the information given, JAYB wants you to calculate the total cost of using chase strategy by hiring and layoff workers.

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How does aggregate planning contribute to overall cost reduction and efficiency improvement?

w given info solve for all 4 quarters for production, hire, and layoff

Assume that Blue Button Manufacturing (BBM) has accepted the merits of aggregate planning. You have been requested to indicate the way forward and must recommend an aggregate planning strategy to the management team. Write a report in which you describe the concept “trade-offs in aggregate planning”, identify the potential strategies that could be followed, including the use case for each strategy, and then substantiate your choice of strategy for BBM