16. Beaver Children's Medical Associates Is Considering Expanding Its Capacity And Is Evaluating Several Proposals. To Better Evaluate These Proposals, The Manager Asks You To Identify Patient Composition And The Main Resources In Order To Compute The Current Capacity Of The Clinic. There Are Three Groups Of Patients As Described Below: Group 1 (Well

 

16. Beaver Children's Medical Associates is considering expanding its capacity and is evaluating several proposals. To better evaluate these proposals, the manager asks you to identify patient composition and the main resources in order to compute the current capacity of the clinic. There are three groups of patients as described below: Group 1 (well children without a need for vaccination): 30% of the patients Group 2 (well children with a need for vaccination): 20% of the patients Group 3 (ill children): 50% of the patients There are four resources front desk, nurses for physical exam, physicians, and nurses for vaccination. All patients first need to check-in at the front desk, and then proceed to a nurse for physical exam that includes measuring weight and body temperature. Then, all patients (except Group 2) are examined by a physician. Finally, only well children with a need for vaccination (ie., Group 2 patients) will go to a vaccination nurse to get their shots There are 2 front desk agents. 2 nurses for physical exam 6 physicians, and 1 nurse for vaccination. However, the time required for each of these activities varies depending on the group of the patient. All of the following activity times are expressed in minutes per patient (assume the information is steady throughout the day):