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5. List the main strategies for meeting uneven demand.

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6. Name two important factors that influence choice of strategy.

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7. Briefly describe the informal, trial and error approach to aggregate planning.

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8. What difficulties do services pose for aggregate planning?

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10. Why is it important to stabilize the master schedule?

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11. How are master schedules stabilized?

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12. The duties of the master scheduler generally include:

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13. List the inputs and outputs of master scheduling:

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14. What are time fences?

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15. Briefly describe these scheduling phases:

Frozen: ________________________________________________________

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Slushy: ________________________________________________________

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Liquid: ________________________________________________________

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