Question: 1. Why are facilities decisions often made by top management? What is the role in these decisions of operations, marketing, finance, accounting, engineering, and human resources?
2. In what ways does corporate strategy affect capacity decisions?
3. S&OP or aggregate planning sometimes is confused with scheduling. What is the difference?
4. The XYZ Company manufactures a seasonal product. At the present time, the company uses a level labor force as a matter of company policy. The company is afraid that if it lays off workers, it will not be able to rehire them or find qualified replacements. Does this company have an aggregate planning problem? Discuss.