AGGREGATE PLANNING PRODUCTION OF ICE BLOCK FOR MINIMIZING COST AT PT.PUTRI EKA MAJU Daniel Phen and Bachtiar H. Simamora BINUS University, Jl. K.H. Syahdan No.9, Kemanggisan/Palmerah, Jakarta Barat, 021-5345830 Email: danielphen7@gmail,com ; [email protected] ABSTRACT PT. PUTRI EKA MAJU is company producing ice block located in Medan, North Sumatra. PT. PUTRI EKA MAJU supplying ice block to fisherman around Sumatra. The problem that PT. PUTRI EKA MAJU faced is how to fulfill seasonal demand with optimal cost. The research purpose is to determine the forecasted demand of PT. PUTRI EKA MAJU by using multiplicative seasonal method. Researcher compare the current practice total cost with aggregate planning total cost. The research result showed us by using current practice the total cost is Rp.6.323.519.428 and by using mixed strategy the total cost is Rp.5.849.143.099. The difference in total cost is Rp.474.376.329. PT. PUTRI EKA MAJU can save 7, 6 % in total cost by using mixed strategy. Keywords: Multiplicative Seasonal, Aggregate Planning, Mixed Strategy. ABSTRAK PT. PUTRI EKA MAJU adalah perusahaan yang memproduksi es balok yang berlokasi di Medan, Sumatera Utara. PT. PUTRI EKA MAJU menyalurkan es balok ke nelayan di sekitar wilayah Sumatera. Masalah yang terjadi pada PT. PUTRI EKA MAJU adalah bagaimana memenuhi permintaan yang sifatnya musiman dengan biaya optimal. Tujuan dari riset ini adalah menentukan perkiraan permintaan PT. PUTRI EKA MAJU dengan menggunakan metode multiplicative seasonal. Peneliti membandingkan total biaya dari praktik tradisional dengan aggregate planning. Hasil dari riset ini menunjukkan bahwa menggunakan praktik tradisional menghasilkan total biaya Rp.6.323.519.428 dan dengan menggunakan strategy mixed menghasilkan total biaya Rp.5.849.143.099. Perbandingan total biayanya adalah Rp.474.376.329. PT. PUTRI EKA MAJU dapat menghemat total biaya yang dikeluarkan sebesar 7, 6 %. Keywords:Multiplicative Seasonal, Aggregate Planning, Mixed Strategy, INTRODUCTION Fishing industry not only give a big impact in Indonesia economic growth but also give a job opportunity for Indonesia citizen. Growth Domestic Product of fishing industry in third quarter 2014 is Rp 86,878 trillion (www.bps.go.id). Indonesia Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti targets in 5 years, fishing industry will give 7% contribution of Indonesia Growth Domestic Product (bisniskeuangan.kompas.com). The increase in contribution of fishing industry also give impact to ice block industry that is the increase of demand for ice block. The ship need ice block to keep the fish fresh. Company in ice block industry compete each other to gain market share in fishing industry. If the company gain the market share it become competitive advantage for the company. In order for company to gaining market share, trust is one of the most important factor. In order for a company to gain the trust of consumer, they must fulfill the demand of consumer. If company cannot fulfill the demand, consumer will lose the trust for the company and find another company to supply the demand. PT.Putri Eka Maju is a company that producing ice block. In fulfilling the demand of customer PT.Putri Eka Maju have four machines that help the company to produce ice block. PT.Putri Eka Maju sell the ice block to fisherman around North Sumatra. PT. Putri Eka Maju have a troubles in their current practice. The troubles are the increasing of cost which lead to decrease in profit and fulfilling the customer demand. Another problem of PT. Putri Eka Maju is in fulfilling the demand of customer. The problem in fulfilling the demand of customer is because the demand is fluctuative. The demand is not a constant variable. In some month the demand can be very high and in some month the demand can be low. The variation of demand in PT. Putri Eka Maju caused them the increase in cost. According to Heizer and Render (2011), manufacturers such as Frito-Lay also face tough decisions when trying to schedule products, such as snack food which the demand is heavily dependent on seasonal variation. PT. Putri Eka Maju cannot fulfill the demand of ice block in February, March , May, June, July, August, October, and December. The increase in the demand caused by the seasonal variation of fish in that month. Because the quantity of the fish increasing, the demand of ice block also increasing. PT. Putri Eka Maju has a problem in fulfilling customer demand in those certain months. In solving this demand problem PT. Putri Eka Maju have a current practice that they always used, which is subcontracting. By using subcontracting PT. Putri Eka Maju will increase their competitor sales and also the cost is expensive. PT. Putri Eka Maju must have a good plan in producing the ice block to fulfill the demand of customer. The plan they need to generate not only must solve the demand problem but also have a low cost, in order for them to compete with other company. Based on the problems in the background, the problems identification to be investigated are: 1. What is the suitable forecasting method for calculating the demand of ice block and how much is the forecasted demand for the ice block? 2. What is the optimal solution for PT.Putri Eka Maju by using aggregate planning? The objectives that the researcher aims of this research are: 1. To determine forecasted demand using forecast method that give smallest Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) and Mean Squared Error (MSE) 2. To define aggregate plan practice and compare the yearly cost with current practice that PT. Putri Eka Maju used. LITERATURE REVIEW According to Krajewski, Ritzman, and Malhotra (2007:4) operation management refers to the systematic design, direction, and control of processes that transform inputs into services and products for internal, as well as external, customers. That’s why, it is important to learn about operations management. According to Evans and Collier (2008:5) operation management is the science and art of ensuring that goods and services are created and delivered successfully to customers. So it can be concluded that, operation management is a process consist of one or more actions that transform inputs into outputs. Ideally capacity of a process will be such that its output just matches demand. Excess capacity is wasteful and costly; too little capacity means dissatisfied customers and lost revenue. Having the right capacity requires having accurate forecasts of demand, the ability to translate forecasts into capacity requirements, and a process in place capable of meeting expected demand. Even so, process variation and demand variability can make the achievement of a match between process output and demand difficult. Therefore, to be effective, it is also necessary for managers to be able to deal with variation. 1. Forecasting Forecasting is an estimation of future level from the past data that is used to make decision within company in uncertainty condition. This method is needed to calculate, how much product is needed in future. Heizer and Render (2011:139) also stated that there are five quantitative forecasting methods which use historical data, there are: Time series models Naive approach Moving averages Exponential smoothing Trend projection Associative model Linear regression Time series models predict on the assumption that the future is a function of the past. In other words, they look at what has happened over a period of time and use a series of past data to make a forecast. Associative models, such as linear regression, incorporate the variables or factors that might influence the quantity being forecast. 2. Aggregate Planning 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Heizer & Render (2011:544) stated that Aggregate Planning or Aggregate Scheduling is an approach to determine the quantity and timing of production for the intermediate future (usually 3 to 18 months ahead). 2.1 Capacity/ Planning Options Schroeder (2007:249) stated that capacity can be defined as the maximum output that can be produced over a given period of time such as day, week, or year. In some cases not only physical assets may limit capacity but also labor availability. Capacity can be measured in terms of not only hours of output but also output measures such as number of unit produced, tons produced, or number of customer served order a specified period of time. Chase and Jacobs (2006:430) stated that capacity is the ability to hold, receive, store or accommodate. In view of the general business, capacity is often seen as the amount of output that can be achieved by a system over a given period. Heizer & Render (2011:547) stated that the aggregate planning problem can be clarified by a discussion of the various decision options available. These will be divided into two types of decisions: (1) modifying demand and (2) modifying supply. From demand options, there are several options which are: Influencing demand: when demand is low, a company can try to increase demand through advertising, promotion, personal selling, and price cuts. Airlines and hotels have long offered weekend discounts and off-season rates; telephone companies charge less at night; some colleges give discounts to senior citizens; and air conditioners are least expensive in winter. However, even special advertising, promotions, selling, and pricing are not always able to balance demand with production capacity. Back ordering during high-demand periods: back orders are order for goods or services that a firm accepts but is unable (either on purpose or by chance) to fill at the moment. If customers are willing to wait without loss of their goodwill or order, back ordering is a possible strategy. Many firms back order, but the approach often results in lost sales. Counter seasonal product and service mixing: a widely used active smoothing technique among manufacturers is to develop a product mix of counter seasonal items. Examples include companies that make both furnaces and air conditioners or lawn mowers and snow blowers. However, companies that follow this approach may find themselves involved in products or services beyond their area of expertise or beyond their target market. From capacity options, there are several options can be used: Changing inventory levels: managers can increase inventory during period of low demand to meet high demand in future periods. If this strategy is selected, costs associated with storage, insurance, handling, obsolescence, pilferage, and capital invested will increase. On the other hand, with low inventory on hand and increasing demand, shortages can occur, resulting in longer lead times and poor customer service. Varying workforce size by hiring or layoffs: one way to meet demand is to hire or lay off production workers to match production rates. However, new employees need to be trained, and productivity drops temporarily as they are absorbed into the workforce. Layoffs or terminations, of course, lower the morale of all workers and also lead to lower productivity. Varying production rates through overtime or idle time: keeping a constant workforce while varying working hours may be possible. Yet when demand is on a large upswing, there is a limit on how much overtime is realistic. Overtime pay increases costs and too much overtime can result in worker fatigue and a drop in productivity. Overtime also implies added overhead costs to keep a facility open. On the other hand, when there is a period of decreased demand, the company must somehow absorb workers’ idle time often a difficult and expensive process. Subcontracting: a firm can acquire temporary capacity by subcontracting work during peak demand periods. Subcontracting, however, has several pitfalls. First, it may be costly; second it risks opening the door to a competitor. Third, developing the perfect subcontract supplier can be a challenge. Using part-time workers: especially in the service sector, part time workers can fill labor needs. This practice is common in restaurants, retail stores, and supermarkets. 2.2 Planning Strategy There are some strategies in aggregate planning to solve operations’ problems. According to Jay Heizer and Barry Render (2011, p 548-549) there are two strategies, which are chase strategy and level strategy. When just one of these variables is used to absorb demand fluctuations, it is termed a pure strategy; two or more strategy used in combination called a mixed strategy (Chase and Jacobs, 2011:570). Chase strategy is a strategy to achieve output rates of each period that match the demand forecast for that period. According to Aarabi and Radwan (2011), chase strategy that is also called “Just-InTime”, tries to adjust production to meet demand. A chase strategy adjust the labour inputs in order to track the expected monthly demands. Common tactics for varying capacity are overtime or undertime, hiring or firing and subcontracting some work out (Buxey, 2005). According to Heizer and Render (2011, p 548-549), this strategy can be accomplished by changing workforce level, varying work hours, or subcontracting. The main purpose of this strategy is to meet demand in each period with any possible ways. The inventory cost in this strategy is low. However, it results in high training cost, overhead cost and high hiring and firing cost. A level strategy is an aggregate plan in which the company produce the same amount of product from period to period. According to Buxey (2005), a level strategy maintains a contant daily (aggregate) production rate, and draws upon stockpiles of finished good whenever monthly outputs dip below their matching sales marks. In addition, Heizer and Render (2011) said that, a level strategy prefer to produce same level of output that can be saved to cover the shortfall in other periods, which means using constant workforce in constant work hours. It results in high inventory cost but the cost of employee is constant. Aarabi and Radwan (2011) stated that this strategy that also called “Just-InCase”, basically moderates the fluctuations, holding inventory or placing backorders as needed levels. Mixed strategy is the combination of two or more alternatives. Normally, a certain combination of level and chase strategy (a mixed strategy) minimizes the total marginal (labor-inventory) cost summed over a 12 months horizon (Geoff Buxey, 2005). Russell and Taylor said that mixed strategy can incorporate management policies, like no more than 5% can be laid off. Heizer and Render (2011: p549-554) stated that there are several techniques that operations managers use to develop aggregate plans: 1. Graphical Methods. Aggregate planning techniques that work with a few variables at a time to allow planners to compare forecasted demand with existing capacity. They are trial and error approaches that do not guarantee an optimal production plan. Operations manager can use graphical methods to calculate either chase or level strategy. Following are the five steps in the graphical method: a. Determine the demand in each period. b. Determine capacity for regular time, overtime, and subcontracting each period. c. Find labor cost, hiring and layoff costs, and inventory holding cost. d. Consider company policy that may apply to the workers or to stock levels. e. Develop alternative plans and examine their total costs. 2. Mathematical Approaches. One of mathematical approaches is the transportation method of linear programming; a way of solving for the optimal solution to an aggregate planning problem. The transportation method of linear programming is not a trial and error approach like graphing but rather produces an optimal plan for minimizing cost. It is also flexible in that it can specify regular and overtime production in each time period, the number of units to be subcontracted, extra shifts, and the inventory carryover from period to period. Based on the literature of Russel and Taylor (2011:623), the transportation method is used when hiring and firing is not an option. The transportation method gathers all the cost information into one matrix and plans production based on the lowest cost alternatives. Sukendar and Kristomi (2008) also suggested to use the transportation method for aggregate planning due to efficiency. This model is calculated with transportation table. This method uses rows that represent capacity alternatives and colomns that represent demand. In each cell, there is the cost of each capacity alternatives. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY This research is done at PT.Putri Eka Maju. This research is considered descriptive study, which is undertaken in order to ascertain and be able to describe the characteristics of the variables interest in a situation. The time horizon used in this research is cross sectional studies. Cross sectional studies can be undertaken in which data are gathered just once, perhaps over a period of days or weeks or months, in order to answer a research question. The time horizon in this research is from January 2009 – December 2014. This research used secondary data from the company and data from literature review. The researcher uses multiplicative seasonal model to forecast the seasonal demand. In determining the aggregate planning strategy, the researcher uses three planning strategies, such as chase, level and mixed strategy to evaluate which is the optimal strategy. The planning strategies is calculated using manual calculation and POM for Windows application. RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION Based on the data collected, the researcher calculated the seasonal forecasted demand. This is the result of seasonal forecasted demand using multiplicative seasonal method: January Table 1 Seasonal Forecasted Demand Average Demand of Seasonal Index 2015 0,81063 70.849 February 0,98241 70.849 69.603 March 1,01224 70.849 71.716 April 0,84157 70.849 59.624 May 0,95161 70.849 67.421 June 1,22298 70.849 86.647 July 1,19916 70.849 84.959 August 1,23005 70.849 87.148 September 0,89398 70.849 63.338 October 0,98318 70.849 69.657 November 0,90371 70.849 64.027 0,96849 70.849 68.617 Month December Source: Result of Data Processing Seasonal Forecasted Demand 57.432 After obtaining the seasonal forecasted demand for 2015, which is then followed by the computation of the company current strategy and cost for each strategy. There are three strategies: chase, level and mixed strategy. I. Current Strategy PT. Putri Eka Maju in fulfilling the demand of customer use subcontract with other company. The consequences of subcontracting is the cost is higher than production cost and increasing competitor sales count. The result can be seen in table 2: Table 2. Current Practice Month Unit Produced x Cost Total Cost Demand January 55.716 units x Rp.6.807 Rp.379.258.812 55.716 units February 62.232 units x Rp.6.807 4.555 units x Rp.15.000 67.418 units x Rp.6.807 3.392 units x Rp.15.000 67.418 units x Rp.6.807 Rp.423.613.224 Rp.68.325.000 Rp.458.914.326 Rp.50.880.000 Rp.458.914.326 66.787 units May June 279 units x Rp.15.000 66.622 units x Rp.6.807 67.418 units x Rp.6.807 18.806 units x Rp.15.000 Rp.4.185.000 Rp.453.495.954 Rp.458.914.326 Rp.282.090.000 66.622 units 86.224 units July 70.011 units x Rp.6.807 Rp.476.564.877 87.162 units Month 17.151 units x Rp.15.000 Unit Produced x Cost Rp.257.265.000 Total Cost Demand August 67.418 units x Rp.6.807 Rp.458.914.326 84.995 units 17.577 units x Rp.15.000 Rp.263.655.000 March April 70.810 units 67.697 units September 60.546 units x Rp.6.807 Rp.412.146.622 60.546 units October Rp.476.564.877 Rp.56.310.000 Rp.412.068.552 73.765 units November 70.011 units x Rp.6.807 3.754 units x Rp.15.000 60.536 units x Rp.6.807 December 69.258 units x Rp.6.807 Rp.471.439.206 69.258 units Total Cost 60.536 units Rp.6.323.519.428 Source: The Researcher (2015) II. Offered Strategy (Aggregate Planning) There are three strategies that researcher use in aggregate planning. The first strategy is chase strategy which is to achieve output rates of each period that match the demand forecast for that period. The second strategy is level strategy which is to produce the same level of output each month during a year. The third strategy is mixed strategy which is combination of more than one pure strategy. The research uses POM for Window a software for production/ operations management, quantitative methods, management science, and operations research. a. Chase Strategy Chase strategy is strategy to produce the amount of products of each month that match the demand forecast for that month. In chase strategy there is no inventory cost. The company must produce the exact amount of product that match demand through regular production, overtime production, and subcontracting. The cost of using this strategy will be shown in figure 1 below: Figure 1 Cost of Chase Strategy Source: POM QM for Windows 2 (2015) The figure 4.4 show us the increase and decrease cost is Rp 0,00. That is because the company already set the capacity production each day and the capacity cannot be increased. For decrease cost the company pay the same cost even though the workers do not produce the amount of the product that is match with the capacity. The total cost of chase strategy is Rp. 5.849.143.000. b. Level Strategy Level strategy is strategy to produce the same amount of products each month in one year. When the company produce more than the demand, there will be too many inventories. When company produce less than the demand there will be shortage. The result can be seen below. Figure 2 Cost of Level Strategy Source: POM QM for Windows 2 (2015) From figure 4.5, the company must produce 811.069 units in regular time and 39.120 units in overtime. The total cost using level strategy is 6.306.615.000. c. Mixed Strategy Calculation of aggregate planning is using mixed strategy. The mixed strategy consist of regular time, overtime, and subcontract. The company policy is they do not allow back ordering. The table below will show the calculation of this strategy. Table 3. Cost of Mixed Strategy Month Unit Produced x Cost Total Cost Demand January 57.432 unit x Rp.6.807 Rp.390.939.624 57.342 unit February 62.232 unit x Rp.6.807 7.371 unit x Rp.7.751 67.418 unit x Rp.6.807 4.298 unit x Rp.7.751 59.624 unit x Rp.6.807 Rp.423.613.224 Rp.57.132.621 Rp.458.914.326 Rp.33.313.798 Rp.405.860.568 69.603 unit Rp.458.914.326 Rp.23.253 Rp.458.914.326 Rp.149.043.979 Rp.476.564.877 Rp.115.861.948 Rp.458.914.326 Rp.152.927.230 Total Cost 67.421 unit Month 67.418 unit x Rp.6.807 3 unit x Rp.7.751 67.418 unit x Rp.6.807 19.229 unit x Rp.7.751 70.011 unit x Rp.6.807 14.948 unit x Rp.7.751 67.418 unit x Rp.6.807 19.730 unit x Rp.7.751 Unit Produced x Cost September 63.338 unit x Rp.6.807 Rp.431.141.766 63.338 unit October 69.657 unit x Rp.6.807 Rp.474.155.199 69.657 unit November 64.027 unit x Rp.6.807 Rp.435.831.789 64.027 unit December 68.617 unit x Rp.6.807 Rp.467.075.919 68.617 unit March April May June July August Total Cost 71.716 unit 59.624 unit 86.647 unit 84.959 unit 87.148 unit Demand Rp.5.849.143.099 Source: The Researcher (2015) The total cost of the mixed strategy from POM QM for Windows 2 is Rp.5.849.143.000. There is a slight of differences between manual calculation and the software computation because the application automatically rounded the result from Rp.5.849.143.099 rounded to Rp.5.849.143.000 Implication of Research Table 4. 1 Comparison for Current Practice and Aggregate Planning Solution Total Cost (Rp) Current Practice 6.323.519.428 Chase Strategy 5.849.143.000 Level Strategy 6.306.615.000 Mixed Strategy 5.849.143.000 Source: The Researcher (2015) If PT. Putri Eka Maju continue to use current practice in fulfilling the customer demand, then their total cost is Rp.6.323.519.428. But by using mixed strategy their total cost is Rp.5.849.143.099. There is Rp.474.376.329 difference between current practice and mixed strategy. Mixed strategy have a lower cost compare to subcontracting. With mixed strategy PT. Putri Eka Maju can lower their cost by 7,6 % and avoiding subcontract with competitor. In conclusion the optimal solution for PT. Putri Eka Maju is mixed strategy calculated using transportation method. The company can fulfill the demand and also lowering their cost. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS Based on the analysis that has been discussed above, it can be concluded as follows: 1. Ice block seasonal demand in 2015 was forecasted using multiplicative seasonal method by determining the seasonal index each month from the past six years. The forecasted demand in 2015 is 850.953 unit, highest demand is in August with 87.148 unit and the lowest demand of the year is in January with 57.342 unit. 2. The current practice total cost for PT. Putri Eka Maju is Rp.6.323.519.428, and Aggregate Planning total cost is Rp.5.849.143.099. Optimal solution for the company is aggregate planning with the total cost of Rp.5.849.143.099. By using aggregate planning company can save Rp.474.376.329 or 7, 6 % of their total cost. 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