12. Looking at the weekly supply and demand figure only. The clinic needs to do
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12. Looking at the weekly supply and demand figure only. The clinic needs to do the following Doha clinic has a demand of 140 patients for every weekday (Sunday to Thursday) and 180 patients on Saturday in the pediatrician clinic. There is no demand on Friday. The clinic is open 6 days a week from Saturday to Thursday (ie., closed on Friday). Currently there are 5 doctors employed at the clinic, but only 4 are working at any given day and each doctor spends 12 minutes with each patient and works 8 hours per day. Each doctor examines patients in one of the 5 examination rooms a Increase capacity to match demandb increasing the number of doctors thit wwk each day b. Increase capacity to match demand by adding one more room Increase demand by reducing pricing d. Do nothing e. Increase demand by increasing pricing 8. The maximum capacity on Friday is a. 800 customers. b. 320 customers. c. 192 customers d. 160 customers. e. 140 customers The Marriott SPA has 8 massage rooms, where each room holds one masseur and one customer at a time. There are 6 masseurs, and each masseur works 6 days a week for 9 hours each day.On average masseurs spend 20 minutes with the client, and the clinic is open 5days a week (Friday is off) 9. The total demand per week is: 13. In addition to time what are the other two a. 1060 b. 320 c. 880 d. 1260 e. 2240 constraints on capacity? a. Labor and facilities b. Facilities and equipment c. Demand and equipment d. Demand and labor 10. The maximum capacity per week is: 14. What is the maximum capacity per day? a. 1152 customers. b. 1344 customers. c. 1080 customers. d. 1260 customers e. 2240 customers a. 162 clients b. 48 clients. c. 336 diets. d. 720 dlients. e. 213 dlients 11. Which of the following statements is true (Pick only 15. The optimum capacity per day is: onel:? a. Excess capacity during weekdays and excess demand during the weekend. Excess demand during weekdays and excess capaciy during the wekend. a. More than the maximum capacity because it leads to more profit b. Less than the maximum capacity because it leads to more profit c. Less than the maximum capacity b. There is no excess capacity during either the weekdays or weekend. The clinic has excess capacity during weekdays and weekends The clinic has excess demand during weekdays and weekends. because masseurs probably need a break. Not related to maximum capacity. c. d. d. e.Explanation / Answer
Answering first 4 questions as per guidelines
Number of patients seen by a doctor in an hour = 60/12(time to attend a patient) = 5
8. Maximum Capacity on Friday = 8 (Time Worked by a doctor) * 5(patient attended in an hour) * 4 (number of doctors) = 160 patients (Option B)
9. Demand Per Week
Mon -140
Tue - 140
Wed - 140
Thur- 140
Fri - 0
Sat - 180
Sun -140
Therefore total weekly demand = 140*5 + 180 = 700+180 = 880 Customers - (Option C)
10. Maximum Capacity per week = 160 * 6 = 960
11. There is excess capacity during weekdays and excess demand on weekends - Option A - The capacity is 160 on weekdays and demand is 140 whereas on Sunday the demand is 180 on weekend but capacity is 160.
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