OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: DECISIONS & CASES (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
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ISBN: 9780077835439
Author: Roger G Schroeder, M. Johnny Rungtusanatham, Susan Meyer Goldstein
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 13P
Valley View Hospital faces somewhat seasonal demand. Patients defer elective surgery in the summer and in the holiday season at the end of the year. As a result, the
The hospital uses regular nurses, part-time nurses (when the hospital can get them), and contract nurses (who are not employees). Contract nurses work a number of hours which varies depending on their contract established with the hospital. Regular nurses are paid a sum of $15,500 per quarter for 60 days of work; part-time nurses are paid $6500 per quarter for 30 days of work. Contract nurses get an average of $17,200 per quarter for 60 days of work. It costs $1000 to hire or lay off any of these three types of nurses.
Suppose that regular nurses are set at a level of 800 nurses for the year. Each regular nurse works the equivalent of 60 days per quarter. The remainder of the demand is made up by 50 percent part-time and 50 percent contract nurses on a quarter-by-quarter basis. What is the cost of this plan starting at the beginning of Fall with a level of 800 regular nurses, 200 part-time nurses, and 200 contract nurses? Assume it takes o .8 nurse day to provide around-the clock care for each patient day.
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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: DECISIONS & CASES (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
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