Mixed strategy to best meet its demand

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You will choose a local service-based organization and suggest how it might employ a level, chase, or mixed strategy to best meet its demand. You should explain how your suggestion would enable the firm to best meet their typical demand in a way that minimizes cost or maximizes profit. You should also discuss the drawbacks to this strategy and if any of their competitors would employ a different strategy and why. Finally, create a sample aggregate plan for the organization for the next 12 months, making forecasts for their future demand, estimating the relevant costs and determining the estimated total cost of your plan. Make sure to upload a soft copy of the assignment here as well as bring a hard copy to class.

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