Information: Demand Forecasts

Quarter $-$ I Beginning Inventory: Mowers $2600$; blowers $1400$

Output and Costs:

Production Rates:

Regular $500$ units per Full$-$Time employee per quarter $($of either unit$)$

Overtime up to $200$ units per Full$-$Time employee per quarter $($of either unit$)$

Temporary $400$ units per Temporary employee per quarter $($of either unit$)$

Subcontract Maximum subcontract output available is $5200$ units per quarter.

The V$.$P of Marketing is not all that happy with the large volume of backorders in your plan from

question $1$A$.$ She asks that you develop a plan that results in no backorders at any time during the

year. The V$.$P$.$ of manufacturing says that he will insist that any such plan specify level output each

quarter. The V$.$P$.$ of Finance states that you no longer need to have a Qtr$.$ IV ending inventory of

$2000$ units.

Using the original forecast data, beginning inventory, starting number of full time employees, etc.

from problem $1,$ develop a plan that will meet the requirements of all three V$.$P$.\text{'}$s$.$