1. PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Ch. 14: Aggregate Scheduling
SUMMARY
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2. BASIC POINTS
HOW SHOULD WE PLAN AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES FOR PRODUCTION?
Planning strategies
Capacity
changing inventory levels
varying work force size by hiring or layoffs
varying production capacity through overtime or idle time
subcontracting
using part-time workers
Demand
influencing demand
backordering during high demand periods
counterseasonal product mixing

3. QUESTIONS
Explain the concepts of aggregate planning and master production scheduling. What are the steps in preparing aggregate plans?
What are the 2 main variables that may be used as adjustment factors for aggregate planning purposes?
List a set of issues you can change to alter your production capacity
List a set of issues that you can change to alter your demand
Think about the advantages of levelling scheduling option for aggregate planning

4. Some things cannot be planned
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5. Planning is not always easy
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