Surestep aggregate planning model
Input Data
Initial Inventoryof shoes 500
Initial Number of Workers 100
Regular Hours/Worker/Month 160
Maximum Overtime Hours/Worker/Month 20
Hiring Cost/Worker 1600
Firing Cost/Worker 2000
Regualr Wages/Worker/Month 1500
Overtime Wage Rate/ Hour 13
Labor Hours/Pair of Shoes 4
Raw Material Cost/Pair of Shoes 15
Holding Cost/Pair of Shoes in Inventory/Month 3
Worker Plan  Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4
Workers from previous month 100 94 93 38
Workers hired 0 0 0 0
Workers fired  6 1 55 0
Workers available after hiring and firing 94 93 38 38
Regular-time hours available 15040 14880 6080 6080
Overtime labor hours used 0 80 0 0
Maximum overtime labor hours available 1880 1860 760 760
Total Hours for production 15040 14960 6080 6080
Production Plan Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4
Shoes Produced 3760 3740 1520 1500
Production Capacity 3760 3740 1520 1520
Inventory after production 4260 5000 1500 1000
Demand 3000 5000 2000 1000
Excess 1260 0 0 0
Shortage 0 20 500 0
Net(excess minus shortage) 1260 -20 -500 0
Ending Inventory 1260 -20 -500 0
Summary of Cost Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Totals
Hiring Cost  $                 -    $                 -    $                 -    $                 -    $                 -  
Firing Cost  $          12,000  $            2,000  $        110,000  $                 -    $        124,000
Regular-time wages  $        141,000  $        139,500  $          57,000  $          57,000  $        394,500
Overtime Wages  $                 -    $                 -    $                 -    $                 -  
Raw Material Cost  $          56,400  $          55,800  $          22,800  $          22,500  $        157,500
Holding Cost  $            3,780  $                 -    $                 -    $                 -    $            3,780
Shortage Cost  $                 -    $               400  $          10,000  $                 -    $          10,400
Totals  $        213,180  $        197,700  $        199,800  $          79,500  $        690,180
Sensitivity of shortages in the first three months and total cost to unit shortage cost
Unit Shortage Cost Shortage 1 Shortage 2 Shortage 3 TotalCost
$B$40 $C$40 $D$40 $F$53
0 0 2280 1640 621,740
5 0 2220 1580 640,920
10 0 2220 1580 659,920
15 0 2220 1580 678,920
20 0 20 500 690,180
25 0 20 20 692,780
30 0 0 0 692,820
35 0 0 0 692,820
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