Question: Trial and Error - Chase Demand with Subcontracting 1. How many workers will be fired by in the 1 st quarter? 2. How many extra

Trial and Error - Chase Demand with Subcontracting

1. How many workers will be fired by in the 1st quarter?

2. How many extra workers will the company need in the 3rd quarter?

3. What is the cost of the Production Plan?

Trial and Error - Chase Demand with

Given the following information: Regular Prod. Capacity = 6,000 units/qtr Quarter Demand Overtime Prod. Capacity = 3,000 units/qtr 1 10,000 Subcontracting Capacity = 10,000 units/qtr Inventory Capacity = 8,000 units/qtr 2 6,000 Beginning Inventory = 0 units 3 7,000 Beginning workforce = 50 workers Production rate/worker = 250 units/qtr Regular Prod. Cost = $10/unit Overtime Prod. Cost = $15/unit Subcontracting Cost = $20/unit Inventory Cost = $4/unit/qtr Backordering Cost = $12/unit/qtr Hiring Cost = $1000/worker Firing Cost = $2000/worker Trial and Error is to be used to determine a production plan mixing Chase Demand and Subcontracting strategies

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