8.4 Aggregate Planning Using Linear Programming
8.4 Aggregate Planning Using Linear Programming
Ht Lt Wt Ot It St Ct Pt
Period # Hired # Laid off # Workforce Overtime Inventory Stockout Subcontract Production
0 0 0 80 0 1,000 0 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Period Hiring Lay off Regular time Overtime Inventory Stockout Subcontract Material
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total cost= 0
Constraints
Dt Pt
Demand Price Workforce Capacity Inventory Overtime
Demand Forecast
Costs
Item Cost
Materials cost/unit $ 10
Inventory holding cost/unit/month $ 2
Marginal cost of stockout/unit/month $ 5
Hiring and training cost/worker $ 300
Layoff cost/worker $ 500
Labor hours required/unit 4
Regular time cost/hour $ 4
Over time cost/hour $ 6
Marginal subcontracting cost/unit $ 30