Question: A company is interested in developing a quarterly aggregate production plan but they are not sure if a level strategy with backorders or a chase
A company is interested in developing a quarterly aggregate production plan but they are not sure if a level strategy with backorders or a chase strategy would be better. They have the following information available regarding their production operation:
| Hiring cost (per unit increase) | $40 |
| Firing cost (per unit decrease) | $80 |
| Inventory cost (per unit) | $40 |
| Stockout cost (per unit) | $150 |
| Production (labor) cost (per unit) | $30 |
| Subcontracting cost(per unit) | $60 |
| Previous quarter's production | 1300 |
| Previous quarter's ending inventory (units) | 100 |
Quarter forecasts are 6000, 3000, 4000 and 5000, respectively.
Suppose that you want to use a level plan with backorders (one that produces at the average demand over the four quarters). What would be your production rate in Quarter 3? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest whole number.Only enter the number)
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