Prepare a written report to the CEO of Mt. Sinai Hospital in Problem 8-18 on the expansion

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Prepare a written report to the CEO of Mt. Sinai Hospital in Problem 8-18 on the expansion of the hospital. Round off your answers to the nearest integer. The format of presentation of results is important.

The CEO is a busy person and wants to be able to find your optimal solution quickly in your report. Cover all the areas given in the following sections, but do not mention any variables or shadow prices.

(a) What is the maximum revenue per year, how many medical patients/year are there, and how many surgical patients/year are there? How many medical beds and how many surgical beds of the 90-bed addition should be added?

(b) Are there any empty beds with this optimal solution? If so, how many empty beds are there? Discuss the effect of acquiring more beds if needed.

(c) Are the laboratories being used to their capacity? Is it possible to perform more lab tests/year? If so, how many more? Discuss the effect of acquiring more lab space if needed.

(d) Is the x-ray facility being used to its maximum? Is it possible to do more x-rays/year? If so, how many more? Discuss the effect of acquiring more x-ray facilities if needed.

(e) Is the operating room being used to capacity? Is it possible to do more operations/year? If so, how many more? Discuss the effect of acquiring more operating room facilities if needed.

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Quantitative Analysis for Management

ISBN: 978-0132149112

11th Edition

Authors: Barry render, Ralph m. stair, Michael e. Hanna

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