Discussion 7

Part A

Please respond to the following:

  • 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.
  • Compare and contrast the operational and managerial impacts of the aggregate planning decisions in terms of customer satisfaction.
  • Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts.

Part B

Please complete the following:

Hiring people with complementary skills and styles can lead to a more effective team. When you’re picking out the members of your team, you will need to apply what you have learned about them (from your research and the evaluations) to the selection process. This week, you learn how to balance your team so you have complementary skills and styles. Think about what you have learned this week regarding balance. Why is it important to make sure you have a balanced team? What can happen if you have too many people with the same strengths or weaknesses?

Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts.