Question-- Please provide your feedback as to how you would have dealt with the issues/situation/challenge in the case study if you were the operations manager of the organization discussed in the case.

Rocker Industries (A) Packer Industries (RI) producas recreational in-line skates (see Exhiait 14.36). Demand is seasonal, peaking in the summer months, with a smaller peak demand during December. For one of their more papular madels that is being introduced with some cosmetic upgrades, RI has forecosted the fallowing demand in pairs of skates for the next year (these data are available in the work-sheet Rocker Industries Case Data in MindTapl: EXCHIII 14.36 In-Line skate The manufacturing cost is $80 for each pair of skates, induding materials and direct labor, Inventory holding cost is charged at 20 percent of the manufacturing cost per month. Beccause this is an "ondemand good, customers will mast likely buy anather model if it is not available, thus, the lost sales cost is the mareinal profit, which is the manufactures markup of 100 percent or $80. The normal praduction rate is 1,000 pairs per month. However, changing the production rate requires administrative costs and is computed to be $1 per unit. Overtime can be scheduled at a cost computed to be \$10 per pair. Assume beginning inventories are zero. Because Rocker Industries produces a variety of other products, labor can be shifted to other work, 50 undertime cost is not relevant. Rocker Industries (B) The BOM, current inventory, and lead time (in months) for the in-line skates in Rocker Industries (A) case is shown in Exhibit 14.37. Using the chase demand strategv, you developed in Rocker Industries (A), develap a camplete MPP weak-by-week schedule using lat-far-lot (LFL) to meet praduction requirements for the first quarter of the vear (January to March). Assume for simplicity that there are four weeks per month. ExHE Unit 17A Assignment Instructions