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Southwestern University Case Study: G Aggregate Planning

With the rising demands of a successful football program, the campus police chief at Southwestern University, John Swearingen, wants to develop a two-year plan that involves a request for additional resources. The SWU department currently has 26 sworn officers. The size of the force has not changed over the past 15 years, but the following changes have prompted the chief to seek more resources

The size of the athletic program, especially football, has increased. The college has expanded geographically, with some new research facilities and laboratories now miles away from the main campus. Traffic and parking problems have increased.

More portable, expensive computers with high theft potential are distributed across the campus. Alcohol and drug problems have increased. The size of the surrounding community has doubled. The police need to spend more time on education and prevention programs.

The college is located in Stephenville, Texas, a small town about 30 miles southwest of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. During the summer months, the student population is around 5,000. This number swells to 20,000 during the fall and spring semesters. Thus demand for police and other services is significantly lower during the summer months. Demand for police services also varies by:

Time of the day (peak time is between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.)

Day of the week (weekends are the busiest).

Weekend of the year (on football weekends, 50,000 extra people come to campus)

Special Events (check-in, check-out, commencement)

Football weekends are especially difficult to staff. Extra police service is typically needed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on five football Saturdays. All 26 officers are called in to work double shifts. More than 40 law enforcement officers from surrounding locations are paid to come in on their own time, and a dozen state police lend a hand free of charge (when available). Twenty-five students...