Assignment #1: Shouldice Hospital case 1. How does the hospital’s operations strategy support its business strategy? 2. How well is the hospital currently utilizing its beds? 3. Evaluate the effects of the following two alternatives on the utilization of the bed capacity. a) a. Adding operations on Saturday (assuming that 30 operations would still be performed each day). b) b. Increasing the number of beds by 50 percent (assuming that the hospital would increase the number
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the provost. The provost being the head of both the medical school and teaching hospital is the most influential person and is in the best position to initiate decisions in solving the gap and inconsistencies between the two institutions. The case also indicated that the top management is the only one common among the two institutions so to address the problem occurring among the medical school and the hospital. The events that have transcribed in the renal unit should have been prevented also
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better quality service‚ some of the organizations prefer to turn over part of the system functions to external service providers. It is because the external service providers have skills and assets to fully utilize the system for performance management and attaining key business indicators. ICT outsourcing was one of it. Technology outsourcing growth has been rapid globally. According to Claver and Gonzales (2002)‚ ICT outsourcing has become a trend to some companies. ICT outsourcing can be defined
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What is outsourcing A practice used by different companies to reduce costs by transferring portions of work to outside suppliers rather than completing it internally. Outsourcing is an effective cost-saving strategy when used properly. It is sometimes more affordable to purchase a good from companies with comparative advantages than it is to produce the good internally. Example of outsourcing An example of a manufacturing company outsourcing would be Dell buying some of its computer components
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Outsourcing After Hours Customer Services in Credit Unions BUSU-630 February 18‚ 2013 Introduction Credit Unions are part of the financial services industry that operates in constantly changing environment. Credit unions have been attracting customers and growing their business by focusing on the “credit union difference” defined as not for profit but for the idea of service and people helping people. They are popular financial alternatives among many people that value being treated
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1.) How well is the hospital currently utilizing its bed? 90 beds x 7 days/ week = 630 beds available in a week 30 patients x 3 days x 5 days per week = 450 beds utilized 450 beds utilized / 630 availble beds = 71.43% The hospital is currently utilizing 71.43% of their beds‚ this is actually an ideal operating point. To increase its rate of utilization might decrease the service quality. 2.) Develop a similar
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Operations Management Shouldice Hospital January‚ 2013 Table of Contents Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................3 Scope .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Analysis ......................................................................................................................
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Contracting Specialist position is a single point of failure for Naval Hospital Bremerton and does not have a secondary backup for continuity. In order to maintain “Highly Reliable” contract business practices‚ audit readiness‚ inspection readiness and achievement of above par metrics‚ it is essential that the Contract Specialist position should be funded‚ preventing any contract lapse‚ delays or impediment involving hospital operations or patient care. - The incumbent in this position provides
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The Case of the Unhealthy Hospital Anthony R. Kovner Harvard Business Review No. 91506 SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 1991 HBR Anthony R. Kovner The Case of the Unhealthy Hospital Bruce Reid‚ Blake Memorial Hospital’s new CEO‚ rubbed his eyes and looked again at the 1992 budget worksheet. The more he played with the figures‚ the more pessimistic he became. Blake Memorial’s financial health was not good; it suffered from rising costs‚ static revenue‚ and declining quality of care. When the
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Executive Summary Change in an organization is not only inevitable but necessary and it is no different for Huntington Memorial Hospital. To continue offering quality of care that is evidence based and that delivers on the unique value proposition in line with its mission‚ Huntington Memorial Hospital is switching to an automated and electronic prescription system. This system will inject effectiveness in the organization‚ reduce human errors greatly and will also enable the organization to deliver
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