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Aggregate planning in manufacturing is planning so that you allocate the right amount of resources for every process of the

manufacturing so that time will be minimized when in IDLE mode. For services, aggregate planning serves to schedule your employees and it varies as to what particular season you are in. Moreover aggregate planning for services (as oppose to manufacturing) implies: 1. Most services cannot be inventoried 2. Demand for services is difficult to predict 3. Capacity is also difficult to predict 4. Service capacity must be provided at the appropriate place and time 5. Labor is usually the most constraining resource for services

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