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Aggregate planning is said to be more difficult in service-oriented firms than in traditional manufacturing firms.

How is aggregate planning at Dell Computers and at McDonald's different?

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170 words explain how aggregate planning is more difficult in service-orientated firms than manufacturing.

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In traditional manufacturing firms the aggregate planning is easy because all components have defined and systemic pattern and easy to be programmed. All processes can be made automatic or semi automatic and machines can be used and most processes are predictable. ...

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