After reading the case (Northwestern Memorial Hospital: Smoothing Material Flow Through the Receiving Area) answer the following
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After reading the case (Northwestern Memorial Hospital: Smoothing Material Flow Through the Receiving Area) answer the following questions.
Q1. From a lean perspective, elaborate on the wastes in (a) the receiving area facility layout and (b) steps in the receiving area process.
Q2. Explain how receiving area was a major bottleneck in the hospital's supply chain. Discuss problems caused by the average three-day lead time and how reducing lead time variability and average lead time to one day would eliminate most of the problems.
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