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This case looks at the production planning process as applied to the production of trees and shrubs in a local authority recreation department. It concentrates on the dilemmas faced by two recreation officers who have been given the task of deciding the production levels for the next few years. They have to try and make explicit the department''s objectives as regards the level of service they will give to their own and other departments and the costs inherent in their decision. This case is one of a series intended for use on undergraduate Business Studies or business-related degree programmes, as an introduction to Operations Management (680-004-1 to 680-014-1).