Principles Of Operations Management
Principles Of Operations Management
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780135173930
Author: RENDER, Barry, HEIZER, Jay, Munson, Chuck
Publisher: Pearson,
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To define: The relationship between aggregate planning and master production schedule

Introduction: The aggregate plan is the output of sales and operations planning. The major concern of aggregate planning is the production time and quantity for the intermediate future. Aggregate planning would encompass a time prospect of approximately 3 to 18 months.

Master production scheduling is the planning process that helps to plan for the individual supplies of the product to be produced in a certain period of time.

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Table below provides the demand forecast and production day information for an aggregate plan. Assume that no back orders are allowed in this case. Month January February March April May June Demand Forecast 3,000 4,500 3,400 2,500 4,000 3,200 Production Days 22 18 21 21 22 20 The costing information that is used to evaluate the total cost of each plan is as follows:•         Inventory carrying cost: $4 per unit per month•         Subcontracting cost per unit: $15 per unit•         Working hours: 8 hours per day•         Average pay rate: $12 per hour ($96 per day per worker)•         Labour-hours to produce a unit: 2 hours per unit•         Cost of increasing daily production rate (hiring and training): $300 per unit•         Cost of decreasing daily production rate (layoffs): $700 per unitUse these information to formulate an aggregate plan. The firm would like to use level strategy: constant workforce for the aggregate planning. The firm chooses the average demand of the…
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