10IVE VI ES BEL C XXXX XXXXX0X18a baiv 130A DVIENITME ISYOLSOS Tstotdu2 101 Diecoru Xsl AMOHA JHO CASE EIGHT GLASSES A DAY (EGAD) Backlogs are not allowed The EGAD Bottling Company has decided to introduce a new line of premium bottled water that will include several "designer" flavors. Marketing manager Georgianna Mercer is predicting an upturn in demand based on the new offerings and the increased public awareness of the health benefits of drinking more water. She has prepared aggregate forecasts for the next six months, as shown in the following table (quantities are Backordering cost 0 tankloads Beginning inventory Among the strategies being considered are the following: Level production supplemented by up to 10 tankloads a month from overtime. A combination of overtime, inventory, and subcontracting. Regular production should be the same each month. Using overtime for up to 15 tankloads a month, along with inventory to handle variations. Regular production should be tankloads). Month May Aug Sept Oct Total unr Forecast 420 09 06 08 Production manager Mark Mercer (no relation to Georgianna) has developed the following information. (Costs are in thousands of dollars.) the same each month. Question Regular production cost $1 per tankload Regular production capacity 60 tankloads Overtime production cost $1.6 per tankload Subcontracting cost $1.8 per tankload Holding cost $2 per tankload per month
10IVE VI ES BEL C XXXX XXXXX0X18a baiv 130A DVIENITME ISYOLSOS Tstotdu2 101 Diecoru Xsl AMOHA JHO CASE EIGHT GLASSES A DAY (EGAD) Backlogs are not allowed The EGAD Bottling Company has decided to introduce a new line of premium bottled water that will include several "designer" flavors. Marketing manager Georgianna Mercer is predicting an upturn in demand based on the new offerings and the increased public awareness of the health benefits of drinking more water. She has prepared aggregate forecasts for the next six months, as shown in the following table (quantities are Backordering cost 0 tankloads Beginning inventory Among the strategies being considered are the following: Level production supplemented by up to 10 tankloads a month from overtime. A combination of overtime, inventory, and subcontracting. Regular production should be the same each month. Using overtime for up to 15 tankloads a month, along with inventory to handle variations. Regular production should be tankloads). Month May Aug Sept Oct Total unr Forecast 420 09 06 08 Production manager Mark Mercer (no relation to Georgianna) has developed the following information. (Costs are in thousands of dollars.) the same each month. Question Regular production cost $1 per tankload Regular production capacity 60 tankloads Overtime production cost $1.6 per tankload Subcontracting cost $1.8 per tankload Holding cost $2 per tankload per month
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