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     Tools and techniques of operations management
                           Capacity planning
                               Capacity planning aims to balance customer demand with
                               production.
                                             Three possible approaches
                                               Chase demand plan                Demand management
                Level capacity plan                                             planning
                 –   maintains                 –     matches
                     production                      production with            –      attempts to
                     capacity at a                   demand.                         influence demand
                     constant rate                   Requires a                      to smooth
                                                     flexible                        variations above
                                                     approach to                     or below capacity
                                                     production
                  Illustrations and further practice
                  Now try TYU 1 from Chapter 9.
                  Read illustration 1 from Chapter 9.
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