Aggregate Planning
A large hospital must decide on how many surgical teams to staff for the following routine procedures.
These are the estimated number of procedures needed per month, and the CV for each one. Demand for each of the 3 procedures is independent of the other ones.
| Procedure |
|
Forecast |
CV |
|
|
|
|
| a) Remove Appendix |
120 |
30% |
|
23.1% |
0.5 |
0.15 |
| b) Remove Kidney Stone |
80 |
40% |
|
|
0.333333 |
0.133333 |
| c) Mend Intestinal Rupture |
40 |
50% |
|
|
0.166667 |
0.083333 |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
21.2% |
|
0.366667 |
Each surgical team can perform any of these operations, but can only perform a maximum of 2 per day. Also, each surgical team will work 20 days per month.
2.1 Given that each team works 20 days per month, how many teams must be hired to treat exactly the average number of operations forecast? (If solution is decimal, round UP.)
2.2 What is the forecast on the demand for all three procedures?
2.3. What is the forecast on the CV for all three procedures?
2.4 In order to meet the extra demand given by the CVt, how many extra teams (beyond original) are now needed? (Round up.)
2.5 The implied % of total surgical staffing which is need as buffer capacity is
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