Chapter $16$ Lean Operations

Case Study: JIT at Arnold Palmer Hospital page $656$

Please read the case study and answer the following questions:

$1.)$ What do you recommend be done when an error is found in a pack as it is opened for an operation?

$2.)$ How might the procedure for custom surgical packs described here be improved?

$3.)$ When discussing JIT in services, the text notes that suppliers, layout, inventory, and scheduling are all used. Provide an example of each of these at Arnold Palmer Hospital.

$4.)$ When a doctor proposes a new surgical procedure, how do you recommend the SKU for a new custom pack be entered into the hospital's supply$-$chain system?