Plainville Hospital has three wings (A, B, and C). The newly hired nurses at the hospital are assigned to the three wings based on the number of beds in each wing, shown in Table 4-30.(a) Suppose 20 nurses have been newly hired. Use Hamilton’s method to apportion the nurses to the wings based on Table 4-30.(b) Suppose an additional nurse is hired at the hospital, bringing the total number of newly hired nurses to 21. Use Hamilton’s method to apportion the nurses based on Table 4-30.(c) Compare your answers in (a) and (b). What is strange about the two apportionments?

Plainville Hospital has three wings (A, B, and C). The newly hired nurses at the hospital are assigned to the three wings based on the number of beds in each wing, shown in Table 4-30.(a) Suppose 20 nurses have been newly hired. Use Hamilton’s method to apportion the nurses to the wings based on Table 4-30.(b) Suppose an additional nurse is hired at the hospital, bringing the total number of newly hired nurses to 21. Use Hamilton’s method to apportion the nurses based on Table 4-30.(c) Compare your answers in (a) and (b). What is strange about the two apportionments?

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter12: Queueing Models

Section: Chapter Questions

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