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BASC 550 Shouldice Hospital Case Analysis Jeff Liu 71281166 13 March 2019 Q1 • • • •

The capacity rate of the hospital is 200 operations per week(Appendix A). The throughput rate is 150 operations per week (Appendix A). The average bed utilization is 71.43% per week (Appendix B). There are 60 patients in the hospital on Monday and Friday, 90 patients on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and 30 patients on Saturday and Sunday (Appendix B).

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The average bed utilization is 85.71% per week (Appendix B).. There are 60 patients in the hospital on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and 90 patients every day from Monday to Thursday (Appendix B).

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Q3: Currently, Shouldice hospital operates at a utilization rate of 75% by taking 150 patients per week. In order to increase its throughput rate by 20%, the hospital needs to conduct 180 operations per day and on average 36 operations per week. Since the hospital needs to keep the Shouldice Practice, it should increase the input rate from 150 patients per week to 180 patients per week. The hospital will accept 36 patients on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. At the same time, in order to accommodate extra patients, the hospital will need to add 18 more beds (Appendix D). After the change, each doctor will conduct 3 surgeries per day. The utilization rate of the operations will increase from 75% to 90% (Appendix C). The inventory build-up is shown in the following diagram.

Appendix Appendix A: Weekly operations utilization analysis Operations Utilization Analysis Time Input rate Capacity rate Throughput rate Utilization rate Sunday 0 0 0/ Monday 30 40 30 0.75 Tuesday 30 40 30 0.75 Wednesday 30 40 30 0.75 Thursday 30 40 30 0.75 Friday 30 40 30 0.75 Saturday 0 0 0/ Total: 150 200 0 0.75 Appendix B: bed utilization before and after adding Saturday Operation Original Beds Required Checkin day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday 30 30 30 Tuesday 30 30 30 Wednesday 30 30 30 Thursday 30 30 30 Friday Saturday Sunday 30 30 30 Total 60 90 90 90 60 30 30 Utilization rate 67% 100% 100% 100% 67% 33% 33%

Adding Saturday Beds Required Checkin day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday 30 30 30 Tuesday 30 30 30 Wednesday 30 30 30 Thursday 30 30 30 Friday Saturday 30 30 30 Sunday 30 30 30 Total 90 90 90 90 60 60 60 Utilizatio rate 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 67% 67%

Appendix C: Weekly operations utilization analysis when accepting 36 patients on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday Operations Utilization Analysis Time Input rate Capacity rate Throughput rate Utilization rate Sunday 0 0 0/ Monday 36 40 36 90% Tuesday 36 40 36 90% Wednesday 36 40 36 90% Thursday 36 40 36 90% Friday 36 40 36 90% Saturday 0 0 0/ Total: 180 200 180 90% Appendix D: Resources capacity at Shouldice Hospital before and after the change The original resources capacity: Resource Unit Load/Day Capacity/Day Capacity/Week Surgeon (12) 4 48 240 Operation room (5) 8 40 200 Bed (90) 0.33 30 210 Resources capacity after adding 18 beds: Resource Unit Load/Day Capacity/Day Capacity/Week Surgeon (12) 4 48 240 Operation room (5) 8 40 200 Bed (108) 0.33 36 252...