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

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Michael Carrigg Inc Is A Disk Drive Manufacturer In Need Of An Aggregate Plan For July Through December The Company 1 (48.6 KiB) Viewed 19 times

Michael Carrigg, Inc., is a disk drive manufacturer in need of an aggregate plan for July through December. The company has gathered the following data. There are 8 hours of production per day. Costs Other Data Holding cost Subcontracting Regular-time labor Overtime labor $8/disk drive/Month $80/disk drive $12/hour Current workforce (June) 8 people Labor-hours/disk drive 4 hours Workdays/month Beginning Inventory Ending Inventory 20 days $18/hour (above 8 hours) 150 disk drives* $40/worker 0 disk drives Hiring cost Layoff cost $80/worker *Note that there is no holding cost for June. What will the following strategy cost? This exercise only contains part a. a) Vary the workforce so that production approximates demand. Carrigg had eight workers on board in June. (Enter all responses as whole numbers). Fill in the table below. (Enter all responses as whole numbers. In the hire/layoff column, use positive numbers for hires-plus signs omitted; negative numbers for layoffs.) Plan A Beginning Personnel on Inventory Staff** 150 8 Units Produced Hire / Layoff Month Demand* 0 June 1 July 400 2 August 500 3 September 550 4 October 700 5 November 800 6 December 700 * No costs are incurred for unmet demand. **In computing personnel on staff, assume that, if the capacity of a fraction of a worker is needed (i.e., the personnel on staff in the previous month is less than the personnel required for the current month), one worker is hired. If the capacity of a fraction of a worker is excess (i.e., the personnel on staff in the previous month is greater than the personnel required for the current month), one worker is laid off.