The Talisman clinic consists of four workers (Aaron, Abbey, Ace, and Ada) who share some or all of the following tasks: performing a medical procedure, follow-ups, and tests. The data below gives their time per task, in minutes. Assume that each can work up to six hours per day (e.g., 360 minutes) at these tasks, but no more. ‘N/A’ means that the individual isn’t qualified to perform the medical procedure.
Individual |
Medical procedures |
Follow-ups |
Tests |
Aaron |
18 |
9 |
6 |
Abbey |
14 |
9 |
5 |
Ace |
N/A |
22 |
10 |
Ada |
N/A |
16 |
6 |
Each patient seen will ultimately need one medical procedure, two routine follow-ups, and three routine tests.
Initial scenario:
1. Calculate the number of ‘patient-equivalents’ that can be handled during a workday. If you have 4 medical procedures, 8 follow-ups, and 12 tests, that counts as four patient-equivalents, so your answer would be 4. In solving for this, you must use whole numbers; no partial patients are allowed. Some staff may be partially idle. You are reporting the aggregate for the four workers. Your score on this question will be based on how close you are to the correct answer without going over.
Reallocating the labor:
2. If each worker is assigned to tasks so that total group output is maximized, how many ‘patient equivalents’ can be seen per day? Use whole numbers when assigning tasks. Your score on this question will be based on how close you are to the maximum possible number of patients. Setting this up in Excel to keep track of total patients and minutes used is highly recommended. You will want to use the concept of comparative advantage.
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