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Aggregate Planning
Planning Horizon
Long range
Intermediate
range
Short
range
Planning Sequence
Economic,
Corporate competitive, Aggregate
strategies and political demand
and policies conditions forecasts
Establishes operations
Business Plan
and capacity strategies
Establishes
Aggregate plan
operations capacity
Policies
Costs
Aggregate Planning
• Inventory
• Output
• Employment
• Subcontracting
• Backordering
Aggregate Planning
Demand Options
Pricing
Promotion
Back orders
New demand
Aggregate Planning
Capacity Options
Hire and layoff workers
Overtime/slack time
Part-time workers
Inventories
Subcontracting
Aggregate Planning