Chubby Compressors has had relativity steady sales volume for years, the introduction of a new high-end biscuit model for the professional contractor market has added the potential for additional sales.

The operations manager is also concerned about losing sales if the product is not readily available.

The current sales and operations plan is below (Chase strategy).

Assume all days of supply calculations are based on a 20 days month, and that back orders are to be filled from current production.

a) Propose a revised production plan that brings days of supply to the target of 5 days for the next 6 months.

(In your template you will need to populate the Planned Operation in Units, the number of employees and the Target inventory in units and )

b) What would the plan look like if you had a hiring freeze at 45 employees maximum and still want to achieve the target five days of supply?Chubby Compressors has had relativity steady sales volume for years, the introduction of a new high-end biscuit model for the professional contractor market has added the potential for additional sales.

The operations manager is also concerned about losing sales if the product is not readily available.

The current sales and operations plan is below (Chase strategy).

Assume all days of supply calculations are based on a 20 days month, and that back orders are to be filled from current production.

a) Propose a revised production plan that brings days of supply to the target of 5 days for the next 6 months.

(In your template you will need to populate the Planned Operation in Units, the number of employees and the Target inventory in units and )

b) What would the plan look like if you had a hiring freeze at 45 employees maximum and still want to achieve the target five days of supply?