Resource Management

Resource Management Course Name Subject Professor Date Select a goods-producing organization and a service-providing organization of your choice. Suggest ways each organization can make aggregate planning decisions using the variables described in Exhibit 14.3 (page 413) in the textbook OM. Exhibit 14.3 underscores the importance of considering demand, production, and inventory during aggregate planning decisions. In this context, a goods-producing firm like Apple can integrate appealing discounts as a demand management tactic to boost sales during low seasons and concentrate on meeting current orders during peak seasons. Integrating level production, irrespective of fluctuations, also ensures the company avoids layoffs or increased hiring of workers based on seasons (Collier, 1). Instead, the company maintains a stable production rate since its goods are not perishable. The increasing inventory would also of...