The radiology department of Vincent Valley Hospital (VVH) uses FCFS to determine how to sequence patient X-rays. On a typical day, they collect data related to patient X-rays. Use these data to compare various sequencing rules. Assuming these data are representative, what rule should the radiology department be using and why? (The Excel spreadsheet containing these data is titled C12 Problem 2 Sequencing Rules Data.xls is attached)

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The radiology department of Vincent Valley Hospital (VVH) uses FCFS to determine how to sequence patient X-rays. On a typical day, they collect data related to patient X-rays. Use these data to compare various sequencing rules. Assuming these data are representative, what rule should the radiology department be using and why? (The Excel spreadsheet containing these data is titled C12 Problem 2 Sequencing Rules Data.xls is attached)

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C
D
Patient Processing Time (Min.) Due Time (Min. from Now) Slack Critical Ratio
A
470
B
190
C
440
D
320
E
380
F
340
G
450
9
H
420
10
I
230
11
J
340
12
K
340
13 L
200
14
M
410
15
N
230
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0
280
17
P
130
18
Q
70
19
R
160
20
S
270
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22
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
23
24
25
26
35
15
E
35
25
30
25
35
30
20
25
25
15
30
20
20
10
10
15
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Transcribed Image Text:A B C D Patient Processing Time (Min.) Due Time (Min. from Now) Slack Critical Ratio A 470 B 190 C 440 D 320 E 380 F 340 G 450 9 H 420 10 I 230 11 J 340 12 K 340 13 L 200 14 M 410 15 N 230 16 0 280 17 P 130 18 Q 70 19 R 160 20 S 270 21 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 23 24 25 26 35 15 E 35 25 30 25 35 30 20 25 25 15 30 20 20 10 10 15 20 F Share PDF for viewing or commenting G
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