1 A Pizza Company has a demand forecast for the next 12 months which is shown in Table 8.5 . The current workforce of 100 staff can produce 1,000 cases of pizzas per month.

(a) Prepare a production plan which keeps the output level. How much warehouse space would the company need for this plan?

(b) Prepare a demand chase plan. What implications would this have for staffing levels, assuming that the maximum amount of overtime would result in production levels of only 10 per cent greater than normal working hours?