Question: Explain in excel. Step by step . Michael Carrigg, Inc., is a disk manufacturer in need of an aggregate plan for July through December. T

Explain in excel. Step by step . Michael Carrigg, Inc., is a disk manufacturer in need of an aggregate plan for July through December. T

Month Demand
July 400
August 500
September 550
October 700
November 800
December 700

Explain in excel. Step by step . Michael Carrigg, Inc., is adisk manufacturer in need of an aggregate plan for July through December.

Beginning inventory 150
Labour hours / disk 4 hours
Current workforce june 8 people
Labour hours / disk 4 hours
Workdays/month 20 days

What will each of the two following strategies cost?

Vary the workforce so that production meets demand. Carrigg had eight workers on board in June.

Vary overtime only and use a constant workforce of eight

\begin{tabular}{|l|l|} \hline \multicolumn{2}{|l|}{ Costs } \\ \hline Holding cost & $8/ disk/month \\ \hline Subcontracting & $80/ disk \\ \hline Regular-time labour & $12/ hour \\ \hline Overtime labour & $18/ hour for hours above 8 hours/worker/day \\ \hline Hiring cost & $40/ worker \\ \hline Layoff cost & $80/ worker \\ \hline \end{tabular} Other Data \begin{tabular}{|l|l|} \hline Current workforce (June) & 8 people \\ \hline Labour-hours/disk & 4 hours \\ \hline Workdays/month & 20 days \\ \hline Beginning inventory & 150 disks - ** \\ \hline Ending inventory & 0 disks \\ \hline \end{tabular}

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