Chapter Three Aggregate Planning

The Hierarchy of Production Planning Decisions Fig. 3-1 The Hierarchy of Production Planning Decisions

Cost of Changing the Size of the Workforce Fig. 3-2 Cost of Changing the Size of the Workforce

Holding and Back-Order Costs Fig. 3-3 Back-orders Positive inventory Slope = CP Slope = Ci $ Cost Inventory

A Feasible Aggregate Plan for Densepack Fig. 3-4 A Feasible Aggregate Plan for Densepack

A Convex Piecewise-Linear Function Fig. 3-5 A Convex Piecewise-Linear Function

Convex Piecewise-Linear Hiring Cost Function Fig. 3-6 Convex Piecewise-Linear Hiring Cost Function

Quadratic Cost Functions Used in Deriving the Linear Decision Rule Fig. 3-7 Quadratic Cost Functions Used in Deriving the Linear Decision Rule