(50 marks) A. Draw a flow chart of any one function/process in your organization. (Marketing‚ Operations‚ Finance‚ Accounting‚ Human Resources and Information Systems) Use special symbols to draw the flow process chart for the above question Analyze the flow chart drawn above using the basic question. (How‚ What‚ When‚ Where & Who) Suggest improvements for increasing the efficiency or effectiveness of the above chosen function. B. For the function/process chosen‚ measure WIP and
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Stoker Flow Chart OPS/571 Traci Thurman-Bowman When examining my flowchart which details the process I go through on a daily basis when it comes to getting ready for class‚ I noticed that the one factor that affected the process design was whether or not I would be late for class. This can be seen when it came to the selection of the type of food I would eat to whether or not I would take a car to school or not. Another factor that affected the process design within the
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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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➢ Company Overview: Shouldice Hospital is a privately owned surgical hospital which specializes in external abdominal wall hernia repair with holistic recovery services. The Shouldice facility located near Toronto‚ Canada‚ was founded by Dr. Earle Shouldice in 1945 and is the world’s leading center of excellence in abdominal hernia repair. Shouldice Hospital employs nearly 160 employees with an average tenure of 10 years. Shouldice Hospital‚ with an 80% referral rate‚ conducts more than 7‚000
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Starting as a small hospital‚ the Shouldice Hospital has had a rather long history since the end of the Second World War. And At the time of his death in 1965‚ the founder Dr. Shouldice’s longtime associate‚ Dr. Nicholas Obney was named surgeon-in-chief and chairman of the board of Shouldice Hospital Limited and under his leadership‚ the volume of activity continued to increase‚ reaching a total of 6‚850 operations in the 1982 calendar year. And primaries represented approximately 82% of all hernias
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significantly advanced both technologically and the way a company conducts their processes. Even though the business world has become such an advanced process‚ companies are continually looking for ways to improve their business. Within one of the largest shipping companies in the United States called FEDEX; research will forecast a way to improve the company’s process. Using FEDEX’s shipping data‚ productivity‚ and time can help improve the company’s growth‚ customer retention‚ and profit margin. Each business
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assignment goal is to spend less time on a process that is performed daily. In addition‚ a suitable flowchart will be planned and designed. Process design factors will be discussed in addition to choosing one metric to measure the process. There are many thing in life that are done daily that we would love to spend less time doing. A flowchart is a helpful implement as it comes to evaluating and regulating time and work processes. So you will see the process in a form of a flowchart. The metric that
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Shouldice Hospital Case Study Calvin Barron Liberty University March 2‚ 2010 Respectfully submitted to Prof. Scott McLaughlin Overview The Shouldice Hospital serves as a glaring example of extraordinary service and care for the impaired and needy. From carpeting and soft lighting to doting personal care from the staff‚ the Shouldice experience sets a standard of excellence for the industry. Dr. Earl Shouldice displayed an early desire for medical understanding with an age
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as compared to that of a typical hospital? A. The hospital focused on this new procedure for treatment of external types of abdominal hernias. Some differentiating features of the Shouldice process were the arranging of abdominal muscles into three distinct layers‚ reinforcing the abdominal wall with six rows of sutures and did not involve any insertion of screen and mesh under the skin. Beyond the surgical procedure‚ it was the service process of the hospital that differentiated it from others
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Case Summary of Shouldice Hospital Ltd. Shouldice Hospital is a “focused factory:” a hospital with a specific area of expertise that gives it competitive strength resulting in lower cost‚ higher quality service for its patients‚ and better pay for and loyalty from its employees. Specializing in external abdominal
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