Suppose Station 4 procedures could be merged into Station 1 (by information technology and additional training of staff group A1). This would enable the sum of time taken to be saved by 30 seconds, i.e., 4.5 minutes per traveller and result in only 3 stations (Merged Station 1 with 4, Station 2 and Station 3) with only 4 relevant staff groups (A1, A2, H and O1). Would this option be better than the current layout in terms of system throughput rate, total number of (current and new) employees utilized and new recruits? (a) Explore with Excel for the current layout and improvement percentage of p = 10%, 20% and 30%. (b) Furthermore, list two qualitative factors that should be considered.

CB22\|3 Datu-Driven Business Modeliny Homework 3 Yoi may answer Q. Q3a andi Q4b on a piece of paper and croners it to paif formal for Q2, Qih and Qua ave to he subwitied as an Froci filc. Please save your files ar IIV3 Topie: Staff allncation grablem for quarantine procesdures at airpart Sapponse the airoot management has to decide on allocating a jool af multi-skilled enpilayees to the following four stations of quaruntine precedures for artiving inbourd travellers. The procectures carried out at exch station are listed below with the estimated time taken per traveller given in square brackets: Station 1: Check (1) pnssport : Hong Kang identiry card (2) henlth declarution QR code generated in the onlibe declaratiou forn cerppleted before depatture (3) vaceioatiou rocord (4) negative result of polymeraxe chain reaction (PC.R) test taken before deparlure. [3 minules] Station 2 (Temporary specimen collection centre): Perform nuclei acid test and rapid antigen test (RAT). Issue a QR code indicating Usveller's jdeutity snd initial health stotus. [5 mimates] Station 3: Check identity documents and enter updated health status into the system based on result available from the RAT test (Station 2 ). If the RAT test result is meggative, issue provisionn! vaccine pnes nad permission to procert to bngprepe collection. [7 minutes] Station 4: Check quarantine hotel bnoking contimnation letter, nosity transport servive and assign truveller to corresponding waiting line of manspoxt to hotel by coachiminihus or selfpaid desighated taxi. [ 2 ninutes] As the number af inbound travelers found al the airport wilh positive RAT Lest roxult (Slation 3) is relatively low, it cam he assumed that all inhound travellers have to pass throagh the four stations. The current staff supply mainly comes from the Aipost Authority, Department of I Fealth and other govecument anits (including temporncy contract staff from other industries). They can be edassificd inte differcat groups according to thoit skills trainodiqualifiod for perfornsing the grrocedures in same of the ahove stations. The following table summarizes the skill set hy ggrisp and station with the staff size of each grulup: The objective is to maximize the (bourly) throughput rate of the systexn of stations by fincing the smallest taroughput rate anboug all stations (lheory of Constrants), subjoet to the staft availability in zach gnyup. CB22\|3 Datu-Driven Business Modeliny Homework 3 Yoi may answer Q. Q3a andi Q4b on a piece of paper and croners it to paif formal for Q2, Qih and Qua ave to he subwitied as an Froci filc. Please save your files ar IIV3 Topie: Staff allncation grablem for quarantine procesdures at airpart Sapponse the airoot management has to decide on allocating a jool af multi-skilled enpilayees to the following four stations of quaruntine precedures for artiving inbourd travellers. The procectures carried out at exch station are listed below with the estimated time taken per traveller given in square brackets: Station 1: Check (1) pnssport : Hong Kang identiry card (2) henlth declarution QR code generated in the onlibe declaratiou forn cerppleted before depatture (3) vaceioatiou rocord (4) negative result of polymeraxe chain reaction (PC.R) test taken before deparlure. [3 minules] Station 2 (Temporary specimen collection centre): Perform nuclei acid test and rapid antigen test (RAT). Issue a QR code indicating Usveller's jdeutity snd initial health stotus. [5 mimates] Station 3: Check identity documents and enter updated health status into the system based on result available from the RAT test (Station 2 ). If the RAT test result is meggative, issue provisionn! vaccine pnes nad permission to procert to bngprepe collection. [7 minutes] Station 4: Check quarantine hotel bnoking contimnation letter, nosity transport servive and assign truveller to corresponding waiting line of manspoxt to hotel by coachiminihus or selfpaid desighated taxi. [ 2 ninutes] As the number af inbound travelers found al the airport wilh positive RAT Lest roxult (Slation 3) is relatively low, it cam he assumed that all inhound travellers have to pass throagh the four stations. The current staff supply mainly comes from the Aipost Authority, Department of I Fealth and other govecument anits (including temporncy contract staff from other industries). They can be edassificd inte differcat groups according to thoit skills trainodiqualifiod for perfornsing the grrocedures in same of the ahove stations. The following table summarizes the skill set hy ggrisp and station with the staff size of each grulup: The objective is to maximize the (bourly) throughput rate of the systexn of stations by fincing the smallest taroughput rate anboug all stations (lheory of Constrants), subjoet to the staft availability in zach gnyup