I. Company Background Southwestern University (SWU) is located in Stephenville‚ Texas. They have recently hired a new well-known football coach and because of this‚ they are expecting an increase in their fan base for this sport. Their season ticket sales have gone up‚ meaning more revenues‚ however‚ this also means increase in customer complaints due to traffic problems whenever there’s a game. Dr. Marty Starr‚ SWU’s president‚ has asked University Planning Committee to see how they can solve
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Capacity Planning & Aggregate Production Planning Capacity Planning • Long term strategic decision • determines overall level of resources • affects product lead times‚ customer responsiveness & operating costs Capacity Planning Three Basic Strategies for Timing Capacity • Capacity Lead Strategy – capacity is expanded in anticipation of demand – aggressive and used to lure away customers from competitors already constrained Capacity Planning Three Basic Strategies for Timing Capacity • Capacity
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SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (A) I. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: What should Hill Construction do to ensure that the construction of the first class stadium of Southwestern University will not exceed 270 days? II. OBJECTIVES: General: To come up with a plan of action that will guarantee the completion of the stadium on or before the start of 2010 opening game Specific: To come up with an alternative course of action that will not just meet the required period‚ but will also take into consideration
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Southwestern University: (A) Southwestern University (SWU)‚ a large state college in Stephenville‚ Texas‚ 30 miles south of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex‚ enrolls close to 20‚000 students. To bolster its chances of reaching number-one ranking in the Big Eleven Conference‚ in 2003‚ SWU hired the legendary Pitterno as its head coach. One of Pitterno’s demands on joining SWU had been a new stadium. After the 6 months of SWU administrators’ study‚ Dr. Joel Wisner‚ president of SWU‚ had reached a
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Term Project Part II Southwestern University EOQ – 2006 My suggestion for Maddux would be to place his order with First Printing for both the programs‚ and the inserts. For the programs‚ Maddux should base his order on D=300‚000. He should order 31‚622 programs each order. This will equate to ten orders placed throughout the season‚ saving him over $45‚000 compared to Quality Printing‚ and only cost him an extra $2‚500 in pick-up costs. For the inserts‚ Maddux should base his order on D=250
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Aggregate Planning Aggregate Planning Aggregate planning is essentially a big-picture approach to planning. It is intermediate-range capacity planning that typically covers a time horizon of two to twelve months‚ although in some companies it may extend to as much as eighteen months. Aggregate planning is also sometimes known as sales and operations planning. Sales and operations planning is the intermediate-range decisions to balance supply and demand‚ integrating financial and operations
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Chapter 13 – Aggregate Planning Operations Management by R. Dan Reid & Nada R. Sanders 4th Edition © Wiley 2010 © Wiley 2010 1 Learning Objectives Explain business planning Explain sales and operations planning Identify different aggregate planning strategies & options for changing demand and/or capacity in aggregate plans Develop aggregate plans‚ calculate associated costs‚ and evaluate the plan in terms of operations‚ marketing‚ finance‚ and human resources Describe differences
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LGT 2106 Principles of Operations Management Lecture 4 Capacity Management & Aggregate Planning Capacity Management • Capacity is the ability to hold‚ receive‚ store or accommodate. • Commonly viewed as the amount of output a system is capable of achieving over a specified period of time. – In a service setting‚ it can be the number of customers that can be handled from noon to 1pm. – In a manufacturing setting‚ it can be the number of automobiles that can be produced in a single shift. Capacity
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1. Using at least two different tools‚ analyze the data and present your conclusions. Using the Pareto Chart‚ the number of times all items were graded with the lowest rating “E” was plotted. Based on this chart and on the 80-20 principle‚ the top 3 items namely Speed of service‚ Printed Program‚ and Seating were causing the rest of the complaints on the rest of the items. Cumulative Frequency Speed of Service Printed Program Seating Entertainment Traffic Pricing Parking Prices Season Ticket Plans
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President Starr‚ Here are the calculations for the five areas of concern that you mentioned to me earlier. 1. Total fixed cost that must be covered at each of the games: Fixed costs per game include $20‚000 food service salaries‚ $4‚800 to cover costs of 6 booths $1‚260 hourly wages for 36 booth employees Total fixed costs per game: 20‚000 + 4‚800 + 1‚260 = $26‚060 2. The portion of the fixed cost allocated to each of the items: Soft drink sales need to cover 25% of fixed costs‚ or $6
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