QUESTION 2: Aggregate Operations Planning [30] 1) List 5 methods used to augment capacity when planning production operations. list one advantage and one disadvantage of each. Use brief answers in table format. [7.5) 2) A company produces sofas. The manager wants to prepare a plan for the next six months using the following information in the tables below. There are five workers, each making 30 sofas a month. The maximum number of sofas produced during overtime is 30 per month. Part-time workers can handle a maximum of 20 units per month. Beginning inventory is zero. >> Develop a production plan that minimizes total cost. No ending inventory or back orders are desired at the end of month 6. [22.5) Month 1 2 3 5 6 Forecast Demand 160 150 160 180 170 140 Cost Per Unit Regular time Overtime S100 S150 Part-time S120 Inventory / month SIO Back order/month $50 QUESTION 2: Aggregate Operations Planning [30] 1) List 5 methods used to augment capacity when planning production operations. list one advantage and one disadvantage of each. Use brief answers in table format. [7.5) 2) A company produces sofas. The manager wants to prepare a plan for the next six months using the following information in the tables below. There are five workers, each making 30 sofas a month. The maximum number of sofas produced during overtime is 30 per month. Part-time workers can handle a maximum of 20 units per month. Beginning inventory is zero. >> Develop a production plan that minimizes total cost. No ending inventory or back orders are desired at the end of month 6. [22.5) Month 1 2 3 5 6 Forecast Demand 160 150 160 180 170 140 Cost Per Unit Regular time Overtime S100 S150 Part-time S120 Inventory / month SIO Back order/month $50