79) __________ is an approach to determine the quantity and timing of production for the intermediate future. Answer: Aggregate planning Diff: 1 Topic: The planning process Objective: LO13-1 80) __________ is the process of breaking the aggregate plan into greater detail. Answer: Disaggregation Diff: 2 Topic: The nature of aggregate planning Objective: LO13-1 81) A(n) __________ is the result of the disaggregation of the aggregate plan. Answer: master production schedule Diff: 2 Topic: The nature of aggregate planning Objective: LO13-1 82) __________ is a capacity option that works especially well in the service sector where labor needs are relatively unskilled. Answer: Using part-time workers Diff: 2 Topic: Aggregate planning strategies Objective: LO13-2 83) Developing a mix of __________ products is a widely used demand smoothing technique. Answer: counterseasonal Diff: 2 Topic: Aggregate planning strategies Objective: LO13-2 84) The __________ strategy sets production equal to forecasted demand. Answer: chase Diff: 1 Topic: Aggregate planning strategies Objective: LO13-2 85) The __________ strategy maintains a constant output rate, or work force level, over the planning horizon. Answer: level Diff: 1 Topic: Aggregate planning strategies Objective: LO13-2 86) __________ work with a few variables at a time and are easy to understand and use. Answer: Graphical methods Diff: 2 Topic: Methods for aggregate planning Objective: LO13-3 87) Among the mathematical approaches to aggregate planning, __________ is good at working with inventories, holding costs, overtime, and subcontracting, but not with hiring and layoffs. Answer: the transportation method or linear programming Diff: 2 Topic: Methods for aggregate planning Objective: LO13 4 19 - 88) The __________ is a formal planning model built around a manager's experience and performance. Answer: management coefÏcients model Diff: 2 Topic: Methods for aggregate planning Objective: no LO 89) __________ is a complex aggregate planning technique, using models that may be difÏcult to build and for managers to understand. Answer: Simulation Diff: 2 Topic: Methods for aggregate planning Objective: no LO 90) A hotel room that goes unrented, a dental appointment that no patient booked, and an airline seat that went unsold, are all examples of __________ in services inventory. Answer: perishability Diff: 2 Topic: Aggregate planning in services Objective: no LO 91) __________ involves capacity decisions that determine the allocation of classes of resources in order to maximize profit or yield. Answer: Yield management Diff: 2 Topic: Yield management Objective: LO13-5 20