A company uses a level strategy for Aggregate Planning. The 3-month forecast is in the table below. Suppose that the beginning inventory of Month 1 is 0, and they would like to have no inventory at the end of Month 3. What production output level should they maintain Month 1 Forecast 130 100 2 3 100 100 120 100 for Month 1 and 3, and 130 for Month 2 110 A company uses a mixed strategy for Aggregate Planning. The plan the next quarter is shown in the table below. Suppose that the beginning inventory of Month 1 is 0. The related cost items are listed below. What is the total backlog cost of the plan? Backlog cost = $20 per unit per month 1 550 2 450 3 500 Month Forecast Output Regular Overtime Subcontract $0 400 50 0 400 250 0 400 0 0 $2000 $3000 $2400 A company uses a chase strategy for Aggregate Planning. The 3-month forecast is in the table below, along with the items you will need to do the calculation Suppose that they plan to have the production output exactly match the forecast in each month. They have 5 regular workers at the beginning of Month 1 and they only employ regular workers and it takes one month to hire or lay off workers. The productivity of a regular worker is 20 units per month. It costs $100 to hire a worker and $125 to lay off a worker. What is the total costs of the hiring and laying off activities in these 3 months? Month 1 3 2 100 140 100 Forecast 750 300 600 450 Which of the following SAP modules are frequently involved in MRP? Production Planning (PP) and Materials Management (MM) Sales & Distribution (SD) and Human Resources (HR) Financial Accounting (Fl) and Fixed Assets Management (AM) Quality Management (QM) and Plant Maintenance (PM)