Discussion Questions

  Question 1. A hospital emergency room averages 50 patients per shift. A shift is 8 hours long and the average patient requires 20 minutes in the exam room. a. How many exam rooms should the hospital have if it wishes to maintain a 30 percent capacity cushion? b. Discuss whether you think a 30 percent capacity cushion is appropriate for a hospital emergency room. What factors would you consider when setting this cushion? Question 3. A university has demand for 10,000 classroom seats per day (one student in one class is a classroom seat). All classrooms have 50 seats, and the day is considered to be 10 hours long for scheduling purposes. Each class takes 1 hour. Determine the number of classrooms required if the university seeks to maintain a 20 percent capacity cushion. Question 4. Given the production schedule in Table 10.11 (see attached) and the details in the question on page 401 (see attached), calculate the required capacity for this year’s production. Question 5. Given the details in Table 10.12 (see attached) and the details in the question on page 401, calculate the required capacity. Question 6. Based on the details in the question on page 401 (see attached) and Table 10.13 (see attached), determine how many machines of each type are required.