Every year, volunteers administer flu vaccine shots at a Medical Centre. The process involves four steps: Activity Average Time (Seconds) 1. Reception 30 2. Drug Allegry Consult 60 3. Fill out forms 45 4. Administer vaccine 90 a) What is the bottleneck activity? b) What is the maximum number of people who can be processed per hour? c) If a fifth volunteer is assigned to help administer the vaccinations, what activity now becomes the bottle neck? How has this arrangement influenced the capacity of the system? d) Using five volunteers, suggest a reallocation of activities that would result in increased service capacity? e) What is the capacity of your improved system?
Every year, volunteers administer flu vaccine shots at a Medical Centre. The process involves four steps:
Activity Average Time (Seconds)
1. Reception 30
2. Drug Allegry Consult 60
3. Fill out forms 45
4. Administer vaccine 90
a) What is the bottleneck activity?
b) What is the maximum number of people who can be processed per hour?
c) If a fifth volunteer is assigned to help administer the vaccinations, what activity now becomes the bottle neck? How has this arrangement influenced the capacity of the system?
d) Using five volunteers, suggest a reallocation of activities that would result in increased service capacity?
e) What is the capacity of your improved system?
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