What Are the Possibilities for Matching Capacity to Sales and Vice

question 5

Essay

What are the possibilities for matching capacity to sales and vice versa when doing S&OP in a service environment?

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Definitions:

Overhead Rate

The total of indirect costs of production compared to a base activity measure, like labor hours, used to assign costs to products.

Manufacturing Overhead

These are indirect factory-related costs that are incurred when producing a product, such as utility costs, depreciation, and salaries of supervisors.

Direct Labor-Hours

Direct labor-hours refer to the total hours worked by employees directly involved in the production process.

Traditional Costing

An accounting method that applies indirect costs to products based on a predetermined overhead rate.