C215 WGU Operations Mgmt- Post Exam
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Demand-Based Options
✓ includes two reactive options and one proactive option
Reactive option
✓ the operations department uses inventories and back orders to react to demand
fluctuations
Proactive option
✓ marketing tries to shift the demand patterns to minimize demand fluctuations
Capacity-Based Options
✓ changes output capacity to meet demand
finished goods inventory
✓ used to absorb demand fluctuations; allows your company to develop a stable work
environment
Shifting demand
✓ proactive marketing approach to leveling demand in which your company tries to change
consumer buying patterns by offering incentives
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level aggregate plan
✓ maintains a constant workforce and produces the same amount of product in each time
period of the plan
The level plan is often used with make-to-stock products such as...
✓ stereos, kitchen appliances, and hardware
To calculate the number of employees needed...
✓ divide the number of units needed per month by the monthly output per employee
chase aggregate plan
✓ produces exactly what is needed to satisfy demand during each period
This may be a better option when a company produces make-to-order products such as custom
cabinets, special-purpose equipment, one-of-a-kind items, or highly perishable products
✓ chase aggregate plan
hybrid aggregate plan
✓ uses a combination of options. With this plan, your company might maintain a stable
workforce supplemented by an inventory buildup and some overtime production to meet
demand.
Sales and operations planning
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