. Consuelo Chua, Inc., is a disk drive manufacturer in need of an aggregate plan for July through December. The company

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. Consuelo Chua, Inc., is a disk drive manufacturer in need of an aggregate plan for July through December. The company

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. Consuelo Chua, Inc., is a disk drive manufacturer in need of
an aggregate plan for July through December. The company has
gathered the following data. Aggregate planning
Month
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Forecast Demand
400
500
550
700
800
700
Holding cost
$8/disk/month
Subcontracting
$80/disk
Regular time labor
$12/hour
Overtime labor
$18/hour for hours above 8 hours /worker/day
Current workforce
8 people
Labor-hours/disk
4 hours
Workdays/month
20 days
Beginning inventory
150 disks
Develop aggregate plan with constant workforce of 8 people and
use overtime and subcontract to meet demand after regular time.
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