Question: Develop a weekly production plan for August, like the one for January shown in Figure 4-14. For the weekly sales periods, the last week will

Develop a weekly production plan for August, like the one for January shown in Figure 4-14. For the weekly sales periods, the last week will include two days in September. The factory calendar information is show in Figure 4-15.

Develop a weekly production plan for August, like

Develop a weekly production plan for August, like

Demand management Working days in week Working days in month Week 1 8/1-8/5 4 20 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 8/8-8/128/15-8/198/22-8/26 5 5 5 20 20 20 Week 5 8/29-8/31 9/1-9/2 3 2 20 23 Source Line: Course Technology/Cengage Learning. FIGURE 4-15 Fitter's factory calendar for August 211-214 4199 1799 Demand management Monthly demand NRG-A NRG-B Working days in week Working days in month MPS NRG-A Weekly demand NRG-B Week 4 Week 5 Week 1 Week 3 Week 2 1/31 1/3-1/7 1/10-1/141/17-1/21 1/24-1/28 4134 4134 4134 4134 4134 1772 1772 1772 1772 1772 5 5 5 5 1 21 21 21 21 21 984 984 984 984 1037 422 422 422 422 444 4 20 Demand management Jan 3 Jan 4 Jan 5 Jan 6 Jan 7 Monthly Demand NRG-A 4134 4134 4134 4134 4134 NRG-B 1772 1772 1772 1772 1772 Working days in month 21 21 21 21 21 MPS NRG-A 197 197 197 197 197 Daily demand NRG-B 84 84 84 84 84 Source Line: Course Technology/Cengage Learning. FIGURE 4-14 Fitter's production plan for January: The first five weeks af orduction and follo Demand management Working days in week Working days in month Week 1 8/1-8/5 4 20 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 8/8-8/128/15-8/198/22-8/26 5 5 5 20 20 20 Week 5 8/29-8/31 9/1-9/2 3 2 20 23 Source Line: Course Technology/Cengage Learning. FIGURE 4-15 Fitter's factory calendar for August 211-214 4199 1799 Demand management Monthly demand NRG-A NRG-B Working days in week Working days in month MPS NRG-A Weekly demand NRG-B Week 4 Week 5 Week 1 Week 3 Week 2 1/31 1/3-1/7 1/10-1/141/17-1/21 1/24-1/28 4134 4134 4134 4134 4134 1772 1772 1772 1772 1772 5 5 5 5 1 21 21 21 21 21 984 984 984 984 1037 422 422 422 422 444 4 20 Demand management Jan 3 Jan 4 Jan 5 Jan 6 Jan 7 Monthly Demand NRG-A 4134 4134 4134 4134 4134 NRG-B 1772 1772 1772 1772 1772 Working days in month 21 21 21 21 21 MPS NRG-A 197 197 197 197 197 Daily demand NRG-B 84 84 84 84 84 Source Line: Course Technology/Cengage Learning. FIGURE 4-14 Fitter's production plan for January: The first five weeks af orduction and follo

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