Saturday, August 22, 2020

Shouldice Hospital Limited Abridged

3/26/2013 Shouldice Hospital Limited (Abridged) Summaryâ ofâ caseâ discussion Indicatorsâ ofâ success †¢ Profits †Revenueâ =â 7600â *â (320*4â +â 650â +â 300*20%)â =â $15â mil. †Costsâ =â $8. 5â milâ forâ hospitalâ +â $3. 5â forâ clinic $ †Profitsâ =â $3â mil †¢ Word? of? mouthâ advertising †Afraidâ ofâ advertisingâ forâ fearâ ofâ generatingâ tooâ muchâ demand †¢ Backlogâ ofâ demand †Currentlyâ 2400,â growingâ atâ 100â / 6â mo. †¢ Highâ percentageâ ofâ doctorsâ asâ patients †¢ L Lowâ recurrence †0. 8%â vs. 10%â atâ otherâ hospitals †¢ Patientsâ reunions †¢ Lowâ employeeâ turnover 2 1 3/26/2013 Capacityâ atâ keyâ resources Examination †6â roomsâ xâ 3â patients/hrâ xâ 3â hrs/dayâ (1? 4pm)â xâ 5days/wkâ =â 270â patients/wk †¢ Operatingâ rooms †5â roomsâ xâ 7hrs/dayâ xâ 5days/wkâ xâ 1â patientâ /(hr. room)â =â 175 â patients/wk †¢ Surgeons †10â surgeonsâ xâ 1â patient/(hr. surgeon)â xâ 8â hrs/dayâ xâ 5â days/wkâ =â 400â patients/wk †¢ Rooms †Assumeâ patientsâ stayâ forâ 4â nights,â andâ levelâ demand †Number of patients per day (Sun †Thur)â =â 89â rooms/4â =â 22 †Capacityâ =â 5days/wkâ xâ 22/dayâ =â 110â patients/wk â€Å"Rooms†Ã‚ is the bottleneck. So indeed capacity expansion, if any, should start with this resource.Notice that this processing rate does not add up to 7600 patients per year that Shouldice is dealing with. Possibleâ reasons:â patientsâ stayâ forâ fewerâ nights,â orâ theyâ admitâ moreâ patientsâ towardâ theâ endâ ofâ week,â orâ thereâ isâ anâ â€Å"overflow†Ã¢ areaâ inâ theâ hospital. 3 Why patients like Shouldice? †¢ Lowâ price †$1990â (excludingâ travel)â vs. $5240â atâ other â hospitals †¢ Lowâ recurrenceâ rate †¢ Facilities/stylistic layout †Investmentsâ madeâ inâ assetsâ suchâ asâ carpeting,â commonâ areasâ (theâ Floridaâ roomâ e. g. ), lowâ stairs,â niceâ grounds. †¢ Socialization/vibe Scheduleâ patientsâ withâ similarâ backgroundsâ inâ theâ sameâ room †Groupâ activitiesâ (e. g. , teaâ andâ cookies)â toâ alleviateâ anxietyâ andâ buildâ p connections †Createâ pleasant,â non? emergency clinic? likeâ atmosphere †¢ Fastâ recovery †Daysâ vs. weeksâ atâ otherâ hospitals †Earlyâ ambulationâ (confidence,â medicalâ benefits) 4 2 3/26/2013 Why employees like Shouldice? †¢ Doctors †Regularâ hours,â onâ callâ butâ rarelyâ called g , y †Goodâ pay †Lowâ riskâ surgery,â opportunityâ toâ beâ theâ bestâ inâ class †¢ Nurses †Minimalâ physicalâ assistance †Counselingâ activities,â insteadâ ofâ changingâ â be dpans Staff †Crossâ training,â helpingâ eachâ other †Interactionsâ (e. g. , inâ diningâ room) †Strongâ concernâ forâ employees,â nobodyâ isâ fired 5 Theâ focusedâ factoryâ model †¢ Aâ narrowâ marketâ segmentâ (aâ simpleâ typeâ ofâ herniaâ repair),â ensuredâ byâ aâ carefulâ screeningâ process †¢ A creative technique that underscores early ambulation which prompts Anâ innovativeâ procedureâ thatâ emphasizesâ earlyâ ambulationâ whichâ leadsâ toâ quickâ recovery †¢ Standardizedâ procedure,â notâ toâ beâ varied †¢ Patientsâ areâ basicallyâ well,â allowingâ demandâ toâ beâ inventoriedâ (andâ thusâ easyâ scheduling) †¢ Family? tyleâ managementâ allowsâ aâ highlyâ specializedâ workforceâ toâ â€Å"decompress,†Ã¢ leadingâ toâ happyâ employeesâ withâ lowâ turnover †¢ Lowâ investmentsâ byâ sharingâ resourcesâ (e. g. , anesthetists,â nurses) †¢ Help pat ients help themselves (e g tea and treats to blend pre? employable Helpâ patientsâ helpâ themselvesâ (e. g. , teaâ andâ cookiesâ toâ mixâ pre? operativeâ patientsâ withâ post? operativeâ patients) †¢ Attention to details: no TV in room; carpeting; low? riseâ stairsâ forâ easyâ walking;â walkâ fromâ theâ operatingâ table;â gardens;â goodâ food,â etc. 3/26/2013 Optionsâ forâ capacityâ expansion †¢ Saturdayâ operations †Pros:â noâ investment †Cons:â interferesâ withâ regularâ workâ schedules †¢ Investâ toâ buildâ moreâ rooms †Pros:â keepâ regularâ workâ schedules †Cons:â heavyâ utilizationâ ofâ otherâ resources †¢ Anotherâ hospital †Pros:â thereâ isâ aâ marketâ (1â millionâ herniaâ operationsâ aâ yearâ ( p y in the U. S. ), saveâ travelâ costsâ forâ patients †Cons: Quality control? Sourcesâ ofâ doctors. †¢ Anotherâ procedure †Wh at? Aptitude? Markets? Too many questions.Most students chose either the second or the third options. 7 Keyâ learningâ points †¢ Theâ focusedâ factoryâ approachâ leadsâ toâ moreâ addedâ valueâ (andâ thusâ higherâ competitiveâ included worth (and in this way higher serious advantage):â itâ increasesâ theâ customer’sâ ability? to? payâ andâ lowersâ theâ cost,â atâ theâ sameâ time. †¢ Theâ devilâ isâ inâ theâ details:â manyâ operationalâ details,â althoughâ seeminglyâ routineâ andâ minute,â playâ anâ importantâ roleâ inâ shapingâ strategicâ decisionsâ (suchâ asâ capacityâ expansionâ here). 8 4

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