An evaluation of the effectiveness of the techniques used by the business to plan production and product development.
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A1 an evaluation of the effectiveness of the techniques used by the business to plan production and product development. Walkers will need to plan and develop new products within the market, therefore an evaluation of how effective the techniques used by Walkers to plan production and product development is necessary. Walkers crisps limited will need new products to survive, these products may be genuinely new or just redevelopments of older or existing products, this is one technique used by Walkers to plan production and product development. Walkers will also need to respond to the changing needs of their customers they will do this by developing flexible patterns of production in order for Walkers to achieve flexibility within the planning of production they will use certain tools: * Forecasting this will include time-series and moving averages * Inventory control, lead times and safety stocks These are all the effective techniques used by Walkers to plan...


