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McIlhenny Company

Weiss, Elliott N.,...

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McIlhenny Company

Weiss, Elliott N.; Simmons, Lowell D.

OM-0653 | Published April 10, 1988 | 10 pages Exercise

Collection: Darden School of Business

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This case addresses production scheduling problems for Tabasco sauce. It addresses issues such as forecasting, relevant costs, lot sizing, and scheduling systems.

The purpose of this case is to present students with a production scheduling problem in a manufacturing operation. It illustrates the tradeoffs that are made between length of production runs and number of setups. It is also intended to illustrate the method of EOQ calculation and common errors that can result.