Question: 1. What is the difference between a chase strategy and a level strategy in sales and operations planning? 2. What is the impact of the
1. What is the difference between a chase strategy and a level strategy in sales and operations planning? 2. What is the impact of the sales and operations plan on the human resources and finance functions of a firm? 3. As the owner of a hand sanitizer manufacturing plant, you have received the following orders from various companies.
| Job | Time Since Arrival | Process Time | Due Date |
| CHC | 10 | 8 | 24 |
| I Love Saipan | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| Joeten | 5 | 6 | 31 |
| Airport | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| Bank of Guam | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Using the information, fill out the chart below and answer the following questions.
| Customer Sequence | Start Time (days) | + | Processing Time (days) | = | Finish Time (days) | Due Date | Days Past Due | Days Ago Since Order Arrived | Flow Time (days) |
| CHC | + | = | |||||||
| I Love Saipan | + | = | |||||||
| Joeten | + | = | |||||||
| Airport | + | = | |||||||
| Bank of Guam | + | = |
3a. Which company will be the first one completed if scheduling is done using the first-come, first-served (FCFS) rule?
3b. Using the information in the table and the first-come, first-served (FCFS) rule, what is the average days past due?
3c. Using the information in the table and the first-come, first-served (FCFS) rule, what is the average flow time in days?
***Answers should be in whole numbers for average days past due and average flow time in days***
(Reference Example 10.3 pg.404 in the textbook or Example 3 in the powerpoint to help you solve Problem 3)
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