Exam 15: Operations Planning and Scheduling

The sales and operations planning strategy to be used should be consistent with the business environment.Which one of the following pairs of business environment and strategy is consistent?

Table 15.4 Gable Express Co.provides delivery service seven days a week.The daily requirements (in workers)are estimated as follows: Each worker is required to work five days per week,and each must have two consecutive days off. -Use the information in Table 15.4.How much total slack will be generated from the schedule?

A retailer experiences a seasonal demand pattern for its services.Labor requirements over a typical six-month period follow. Costs associated with operations are as follows: Wages = $2,000 per worker per month Hiring cost = $1,000 per worker Layoff cost = $1,500 per worker The current workforce level is 10 workers.Use the spreadsheet approach and the preceding data to answer the following questions:

________ are actions that attempt to modify demand and,consequently,resource requirements.

Table 15.9 Auto Data produces custom engineering testing equipment.The following five orders are currently in the design department (all times are shown in weeks): -Use the information in Table 15.9.What is the average past due (in weeks)using the EDD rule?

Which one of the following statements concerning production and staffing plans is best?

Which one of the following approaches for scheduling customer demand would be appropriate for a fancy hotel?

Table 15.1 Bart Incorporated manufactures rotary air fans and uses a production-planning horizon of one-half year.It allows for regular time,part time,overtime,and subcontracting production to meet the demand but no more than 12 units may be made by each of these methods.Both anticipation inventory and backorders are allowed.The beginning (or current)inventory is 20 units.Their first attempt at a sales and operations plan has resulted in the following. -Use the information in Table 15.1.If the firm is committed to the regular production and overtime production as shown,what level of anticipation inventory would be needed at the start of the first month to result in an ending inventory of zero after month 6?

________ takes the operations and scheduling process from planning to execution.

Once a demand forecast has been entered into a sales and operations plan,it cannot be updated since it would skew the process results.

Acme expected demand for rocket-powered roller skates to pick up during Roadrunner Season,so they built hundreds of extra pairs and stored them out of season.The excess production is:

Undertime is the situation that occurs when employees do not have enough productive work for the regular-time workday or workweek.

The ________ translates the staffing plan into specific workdays for each employee.

Table 15.1 Bart Incorporated manufactures rotary air fans and uses a production-planning horizon of one-half year.It allows for regular time,part time,overtime,and subcontracting production to meet the demand but no more than 12 units may be made by each of these methods.Both anticipation inventory and backorders are allowed.The beginning (or current)inventory is 20 units.Their first attempt at a sales and operations plan has resulted in the following. -Use the information in Table 15.1.If anticipation inventory were 30 units at the start of the first month,what would the backorder cost be in the fourth month?

The demand forecast for the next four periods is 90,100,120,and 140 units respectively.The plant has a regular capacity of 100 units per period,an overtime capacity of 10 units per period,and a subcontractor capacity of 5 units per period.There is a $5 per unit charge for regular production,an $8 per unit charge for overtime production,and a $9 per unit charge for subcontracting.The holding cost is $3 per unit per period,no shortages are allowed and the company has 5 units in inventory at the start of the planning period. a.How many units should be produced using overtime? b.How many units should be produced using subcontracting? c.What is the total inventory holding cost? d.What is the lowest total plan cost? e.Fill out this table showing the number of units made by period using each type of production and the resulting inventory at the end of each period.

The timing and size of production quantities for each product in the product family is specified by the:

The sales and operations plan typically has a one-year planning horizon.

One type of cost considered when preparing a sales and operations plan is inventory holding cost.

Pick any manufacturing organization and describe some supply options at their disposal.

Table 15.1 Bart Incorporated manufactures rotary air fans and uses a production-planning horizon of one-half year.It allows for regular time,part time,overtime,and subcontracting production to meet the demand but no more than 12 units may be made by each of these methods.Both anticipation inventory and backorders are allowed.The beginning (or current)inventory is 20 units.Their first attempt at a sales and operations plan has resulted in the following. -Use the information in Table 15.1.According to the production plan,what is the unused overtime capacity in the fourth period?