CHASE STRATEGY - INV/OT/SUB SOLVE THE FOLLOWING CHASE STRATEGY AGGREGATE PLAN, WITH DISCREPANCY FILLED BY INVENTORY, THEN OVERTIME (OT) THEN SUBCONTRACTING. 20,000 UNITS OT LIMIT 5,000 UNITS/MO 8 WORKERS INV LIMIT 3000 BEGINNING INV BEGINNING WORKERS AVGE. MONTHLY OUTPUT PER WORKER CASES/PERIOD 4,000 $1.80 PER CASE SUBCONTRACTING COST FIRING/LAYOFF COST INV. HOLDING COSTS UNITS/WORKER PER CASE/MONTH PER UNIT $0.45 $1.15 PER WORKER REG. PROD. COST OT COST $1,500 $1.60 $1,000 PER CASE HIRING COST PER WORKER FEB 32,000 MAR 32,000 APR 24,000 MAY 60,000 JUN 44,000 TOTAL 240,000 MONTH JAN FORECAST OUTPUT 48,000 REG diff INV OT SUBCON INVENTORY BEG END COSTS: REG. OUTPUT OT SUBCON INV STARTING # EMPL NEEDED EMPLOYEES HIRE FIRING CHASE STRATEGY - INV/OT/SUB SOLVE THE FOLLOWING CHASE STRATEGY AGGREGATE PLAN, WITH DISCREPANCY FILLED BY INVENTORY, THEN OVERTIME (OT) THEN SUBCONTRACTING. 20,000 UNITS OT LIMIT 5,000 UNITS/MO 8 WORKERS INV LIMIT 3000 BEGINNING INV BEGINNING WORKERS AVGE. MONTHLY OUTPUT PER WORKER CASES/PERIOD 4,000 $1.80 PER CASE SUBCONTRACTING COST FIRING/LAYOFF COST INV. HOLDING COSTS UNITS/WORKER PER CASE/MONTH PER UNIT $0.45 $1.15 PER WORKER REG. PROD. COST OT COST $1,500 $1.60 $1,000 PER CASE HIRING COST PER WORKER FEB 32,000 MAR 32,000 APR 24,000 MAY 60,000 JUN 44,000 TOTAL 240,000 MONTH JAN FORECAST OUTPUT 48,000 REG diff INV OT SUBCON INVENTORY BEG END COSTS: REG. OUTPUT OT SUBCON INV STARTING # EMPL NEEDED EMPLOYEES HIRE FIRING