Beni Asllani
Copyright 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Lecture Outline
Demand
Production
Units
Time
Production
Units
Time
Pure Strategies
Mixed Strategies
Linear Programming
Transportation Method
Other Quantitative
Techniques
SALES PRODUCTION
QUARTER FORECAST PLAN INVENTORY
Spring 80,000 100,000 20,000
Summer 50,000 100,000 70,000
Fall 120,000 100,000 50,000
Winter 150,000 100,000 0
400,000 140,000
Cost of Level Production Strategy
(400,000 X $2.00) + (140,00 X $.50) = $870,000
Unused
PERIOD OF PRODUCTION 1 2 3 4 Capacity Capacity
Beginning 0 3 6 9
Inventory 300 — — — 300
1 Regular 600 20 300 23 100 26 — 29 1000
Subcontract 28 31 34 37 500
28 31 34
Subcontract 250 250 500
3 20 23
Regular 1300 — 1300
25 28
Overtime 200 — 200
28 31
Subcontract 500 500
4 20
Regular 1300 1300
25
Overtime 200 200
28
Subcontract 500 500
Shop Input/
Manufacturing Individual
floor output
operations machines
schedule control
Capable-to-promise
quantity of items that can be produced and mad available at
a later date
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ATP: Example
No No
Allocate
inventory
Capable-to-
Yes Is an alternative promise date
Available-
to-promise product available
at this location?
Lose sale
No