Month Expected Demand Production Days Demand Per Day Jan 900 22 41 Feb  700 18 39 Mar 800 21 38 Apr 1200 21 57 May 1500 22 68 june 1100 20 55   Implement an effective Aggregate Planning Process using Chase Strategy, Level Strategy, and Mixed Strategy.Find out which one is better and why? Inventory carrying cost = 5 per unit per monthSub contracting cost per unit = 10 per unit Average pay rate = 5 per hour  (40 per day) Over time pay rate= 7 per hour (above 8hours per day) Labor-hours to produce a unit = 1.6 hours  per unit  Cost of increasing daily production rate (hiring and training) = 300 per unit Cost of decreasing daily production rate (layoffs) = 600 per unit

Corral Cartage leases trucks to service its shipping contracts. Larger trucks have cheaper operating costs if there is sufficient business, but are more expensive if they are not full. CC has estimates of monthly shipping demand. What comparison method(s) would be appropriate for choosing which trucks to lease? 1.Present Worth(PW) 2.Annual Worth(AW) 3.Payback Period

Supply/Demand Info Predicted Sales Regular production Overtime production Subcontract production Ending inventory Hired employees Fired employees Total employees Cost variables are as follows: Cost Variables Labor cost/hour Overtime cost/ton Subcontracting costiton Holding cost ton/month Hiring cost employee Firing cost/employee Beginning Apr May 4,200 531 $20 $32 $25 $10 $3.700 $4.000 Jun 51,500 50.300 61,600 Here is some additional relevant (capacity) information: Capacity Information Total labor hours/ton Regular production tons/employee/month Max regular production (tons/month) Max overtime production (tons/month) Max subcontractor production (tons/month) 3 100 56,700 3,700 6,000 Jul Aug Sep 45,400 56.600 62,800 Given the above information (and don't overlook beginning number of employees and inventory levels in the first table), create a LEVEL production plan with only the use of regular production and no inventory left over at the end of the six-month period. What is the regular…

Use a mixed strategy - level of procuction (Jan-June) and chase demand (July- September with a support of overtime and sub-contracting not more than two workers and no limid for back orders. Jan 1000 Feb 2750 March 1250 April 1500 May 2250 June 1750 July 2750 August 2250 Sept 2500 Current work force 10 workers Production per worker Inventory holding cost Regular wage rate Overtime wage rate Sub-contracting wage rate Back-ordering wage rate Hiring cost Firing cost Beginning inventory 250 units per month S0.50 per unit per month $50.00 per unit S60.00 per unit $70.00 per unit $90.00 per unit $500 per worker S800 worker per 250 units Mth Regular Production Ending Back Order Demand OT S/k Workers Inventory J F M A. M J J Total Kos (Cost: