On the Production screen, the Needed Complement cell in the Worker Complement row conveys the number of workers needed to run the production lines. This number changes as Production Schedules change. At the start of the simulation, the Traditional line has a Capacity of 1,800,000 units (shown as 1,800 on the Production spreadsheet). If the company chooses to build only 900,000 units (900 on the spreadsheet), the Needed Complement will be reduced.

Concurrently, if the company chooses to build 2,000,000 units (2,000 on the spreadsheet) it could:

• Keep the number of workers constant. This means employees will have to work Overtime hours with a wage rate of an additional 50%. Running Overtime allows companies to avoid Recruiting and Training costs, but Overtime wears out the workforce, reducing any gains in worker productivity and increasing turnover. Higher turnover increases future Recruiting Costs; or
• Consider paying the Recruiting Costs and hire a 2nd Shift. 2nd Shift workers are paid the same wage rate as 1st Shift workers on Overtime (an additional 50%), however 2nd Shift workers are more efficient than 1st Shift workers on Overtime (they are not as tired) and the employee Turnover Rate is lower (they are not disgruntled by the extra hours). Lower Turnover reduces future Recruiting costs.

The examples that follow use the production line capacities (in thousands) at the beginning of the simulation:

• 1,800 for Traditional
• 1,400 for Low End
• 900 for High End
• 600 for Performance
• 600 for Size