SCM Week 10

All of the following are inputs to the aggregate production planning process except

• demand forecasts
• financial constraints
• sales plans
• capacity constraints

Adjusting available capacity by hiring and firing workers to match demand is an example of a(n) … strategy

• level production
• chase demand
• mixed production
• optimal production

The primary cost associated with the level production strategy is the cost of

• holding inventory
• hiring and firing workers
• overtime
• outsourcing (subcontracting)

Strategies for proactive demand management would not include

• shifting demand into other time periods
• offering products or services with countercyclical demand patterns
• partnering with suppliers to reduce information distortion along the supply chain
• using subcontracting to meet unexpected high demand levels

The process of breaking an aggregate plan into more detailed plans is referred to as

• collaborative planning
• hierarchical planning
• disaggregation
• rough-cut planning

Quantity of items that can be promised to customer is known as

• the master production schedule
• available-to-promise
• capable-to-promise
• the disaggregate plan

Strategies for adjusting capacity would not include

• overtime and undertime
• subcontracting
• part-time workers
• sales promotions