Principals of supply chain management; A balanced approach Chapter Six discussed both materials planning and capacity planning. Consider those concepts in answering the following questions:
1. Which is more appropriate for a conventional service organization? Why?
2. Which is more appropriate for a conventional manufacturing organization? Why?
3. What are the three hierarchical components of materials planning? Provide a brief description of each.
4. What are the three hierarchical components of capacity planning? Provide a brief description of each.