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etch a graph with one line showing capacity and another line showing demand. That observations do you make from the graph in part a? What suggestions would you make to the clinic for managing its capacity? cel The Chewy Candy Company would like to determine an aggregate production plan for the next six months. The company makes many different types of candy but feels it m plan its total production in pounds provided that the mix of candy sold does not change too drastically. At the present time, the Chewy Company has 7o workers and gooo pounds of Andy in inventory. Each worker can produce 100 pounds of candy a month and is paid $19 an hour (use 160 hours of regular time per month). Overtime, at a pay rate of 150 percent of egular time, can be used up to a maximum of 20 percent in addition to regular time in any month. It costs 80 cents to store a pound of candy for a year $1.200 to hire a worker, and $1.500 to lay off a worker. The forecast sales for the next six months are 8000, 10,000, 12,000, 8000, 6000, and 5000 pounds of candy. a. Determine the costs of a level production strategy for the next six months, with an ending inventory of 1000 pounds b. Determine the costs of a chase strategy for the next six months. Calculate the costs of using the maximum overtime for the two months of highest demand. 7. A company produces to a seasonal demand, with the forecast for the next 12 months as given below. The current labor force can produce soo units per month. Each employee aan produce 20 units per month and is paid $2,000 per month. The inventory carrying cost is $50 per unit per year. Changes in the production level cost $100 per unit due to hiring or layoffs, line changeover costs, and so forth. Asume 200 units of initial inventory a. What is the cost of carrying inventory for the month of January for the level strategy? b. What is the total cost of the level strategy including regular time, inventory carrying cost and changes in production level? c. What is the total cost of the chase strategy? Month 3 MA J A S O N D Dat sooooo 900 000 8. Approximately 40 percent of medical Clinie's weekly naming calls for desto appointment on Monday. Due to this large workioad, 20 percent of the cas e by and be to callback later. The dini hasone clerk for each two departments to deco call. Each cier de cal for the same a ll and the ismiliar with the doctors' hours, scheduling practices and idiosyncrasies. Consider the following alternatives to solve this problem is not ence, loss Continue the box stem which to and perceived poor the About do patients them Moon The cline has 50.000 patients in all Expand the phone lines and a more people to handle the peak load be ere in S000 per ated cost for wedding two more lines and w h t e undled with the repea d to the Install a computer to speed up appointments. In this case, the peak load c equipment and we is 850.000 Eyear r oph e tata per Expand the phone lines and people to call back later in the webcam p Luculate the costs of using the maximum overtime for the two months of highest demand 7. A company produces to a seasonal demand, with the forecast for the next 12 months as given below. The current labor force can produce 500 units per month. Each employee can produce 20 units per month and is paid $2,000 per month. The inventory-carrying cost is $50 per unit per year. Changes in the production level cost $100 per unit due to hiring or layotts, line changeover costs, and so forth. Assume 200 units of initial inventory. a. What is the cost of carrying inventory for the month of January for the level strategy? b. What is the total cost of the level strategy including regular time, inventory carrying cost and changes in production level? e. What is the total cost of the chase strategy? Month J F M A M J J A S O N D Demand 651 700 80 702 60 500 600 80 803 900 600 8. Approximately 40 percent of a medical clinic's weekly incoming calls for doctors appointments occur on Monday. Due to this lante workload, 20 percent of the callers receive a busy signal and have to call back later. The clinic has one clerk for each two departments to handle incoming calls Fuch derk handles calls for the same departments all week and thus is familiar with the doctors' hours, scheduling practices, and idiosyncrasies. Consider the following alternatives to solve this problem: Continue the present system, which results in some customer inconvenience, loss of business, and perceived poor service About 1000 patients attempt to call the clinic on Mondays @ Aa y SORAM etch a graph with one line showing capacity and another line showing demand. That observations do you make from the graph in part a? What suggestions would you make to the clinic for managing its capacity? cel The Chewy Candy Company would like to determine an aggregate production plan for the next six months. The company makes many different types of candy but feels it m plan its total production in pounds provided that the mix of candy sold does not change too drastically. At the present time, the Chewy Company has 7o workers and gooo pounds of Andy in inventory. Each worker can produce 100 pounds of candy a month and is paid $19 an hour (use 160 hours of regular time per month). Overtime, at a pay rate of 150 percent of egular time, can be used up to a maximum of 20 percent in addition to regular time in any month. It costs 80 cents to store a pound of candy for a year $1.200 to hire a worker, and $1.500 to lay off a worker. The forecast sales for the next six months are 8000, 10,000, 12,000, 8000, 6000, and 5000 pounds of candy. a. Determine the costs of a level production strategy for the next six months, with an ending inventory of 1000 pounds b. Determine the costs of a chase strategy for the next six months. Calculate the costs of using the maximum overtime for the two months of highest demand. 7. A company produces to a seasonal demand, with the forecast for the next 12 months as given below. The current labor force can produce soo units per month. Each employee aan produce 20 units per month and is paid $2,000 per month. The inventory carrying cost is $50 per unit per year. Changes in the production level cost $100 per unit due to hiring or layoffs, line changeover costs, and so forth. Asume 200 units of initial inventory a. What is the cost of carrying inventory for the month of January for the level strategy? b. What is the total cost of the level strategy including regular time, inventory carrying cost and changes in production level? c. What is the total cost of the chase strategy? Month 3 MA J A S O N D Dat sooooo 900 000 8. Approximately 40 percent of medical Clinie's weekly naming calls for desto appointment on Monday. Due to this large workioad, 20 percent of the cas e by and be to callback later. The dini hasone clerk for each two departments to deco call. Each cier de cal for the same a ll and the ismiliar with the doctors' hours, scheduling practices and idiosyncrasies. Consider the following alternatives to solve this problem is not ence, loss Continue the box stem which to and perceived poor the About do patients them Moon The cline has 50.000 patients in all Expand the phone lines and a more people to handle the peak load be ere in S000 per ated cost for wedding two more lines and w h t e undled with the repea d to the Install a computer to speed up appointments. In this case, the peak load c equipment and we is 850.000 Eyear r oph e tata per Expand the phone lines and people to call back later in the webcam p Luculate the costs of using the maximum overtime for the two months of highest demand 7. A company produces to a seasonal demand, with the forecast for the next 12 months as given below. The current labor force can produce 500 units per month. Each employee can produce 20 units per month and is paid $2,000 per month. The inventory-carrying cost is $50 per unit per year. Changes in the production level cost $100 per unit due to hiring or layotts, line changeover costs, and so forth. Assume 200 units of initial inventory. a. What is the cost of carrying inventory for the month of January for the level strategy? b. What is the total cost of the level strategy including regular time, inventory carrying cost and changes in production level? e. What is the total cost of the chase strategy? Month J F M A M J J A S O N D Demand 651 700 80 702 60 500 600 80 803 900 600 8. Approximately 40 percent of a medical clinic's weekly incoming calls for doctors appointments occur on Monday. Due to this lante workload, 20 percent of the callers receive a busy signal and have to call back later. The clinic has one clerk for each two departments to handle incoming calls Fuch derk handles calls for the same departments all week and thus is familiar with the doctors' hours, scheduling practices, and idiosyncrasies. Consider the following alternatives to solve this problem: Continue the present system, which results in some customer inconvenience, loss of business, and perceived poor service About 1000 patients attempt to call the clinic on Mondays @ Aa y SORAM