Question 1:
a) A hospital emergency room averages 50 patients per shift. A shift is 8 hours long, and the average patient requires 20 minutes in the exam room.
b) Discuss whether you think a 30% capacity cushion is appropriate for a hospital emergency room. What factors would consider when setting this cushion?
Question 2:
a). Determine how many cash registers the restaurant should have if it wishes to maintain a 10% capacity cushion
b) Discuss whether you think a 10% capacity cushion is appropriate for a fast food restaurant. What factors would you consider when setting this cushion?
Question 3:
a) A university has demand for 10,000 classroom seats per day (one student in one class is a classroom seat). All classrooms have 50 seats, and the day is considered to be 10 hours long for scheduling purposes. Each class takes 1 hour. Determine the number of classrooms required if the university seeks to maintain a 20% capacity cushion.