Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains (11th Edition)
Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133872132
Author: Lee J. Krajewski, Manoj K. Malhotra, Larry P. Ritzman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Interpretation: Developing the plan for nursing staff based on the information given(ward capacity data) for Memorial hospital including its explanation of the developed plan in their three strategies (pure level, chasing and mixed strategies)

    WardNumber of bedsPatients per nursePatient census
    Intensive care20210
    Cardiac24415
    Maternity30410
    Pediatric40422
    Surgery5
    Post-OP1558(T-F daily equivalent)
    Emergency1035(daily equivalent)
    General120898

   20 surgical nurses are employed & Tuesdays, Fridays are scheduled for routine surgeries and operating room used for 5 surgeries per day for those days and needed emergency is also scheduled.

   scheduling nurses is based on daily equivalent in wards and five patients are treated in the ward if there is an indication of daily equivalent of 5 in a typical day.

Concept Introduction: Strategy refers to planning at high level in achieving one or more of organization goals and objectives which is having of several subsets.

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