Aggregate Planning Strategies Trade-off between capacity,inventory, backlog/lost sales Chase strategy -using capacity as the lever Time flexibility from workforce or capacity strategy -using utilization as the lever Level strategy -using inventory as the lever Mixed strategy-a combination of one or more of the first three strategies SEIEE AU406 8-8+ - SEIEE AU406 8-8 Aggregate Planning Strategies  Trade-off between capacity, inventory, backlog/lost sales  Chase strategy – using capacity as the lever  Time flexibility from workforce or capacity strategy – using utilization as the lever  Level strategy – using inventory as the lever  Mixed strategy – a combination of one or more of the first three strategies