Quinte MRI‚ Inc. is a small international provider specializing in a variety of medical technologies including MRI. Quinte MRI’s founder‚ Dr. Syed Haider believes that the residents of smaller communities deserve the same level of health services as the residents of the larger urban centers. Quinte MRI is experiencing difficulty in meeting the expectations of 2 scans per hour. As a result‚ productivity is declining and they losing the referral of many of their colleagues. The process is creating
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Quinte MRI Table of Contents Executive Summary………………………………………………………………..3 Issues Identification Immediate Issue…………………………………………………………….4 Secondary Issues…………………………………………………………..4-5 Environmental and Root Cause Analysis Qualitative…………………………………………………………………..5-7 Quantitative…………………………………………………………………7-10 Alternatives…………………………………………………………………………10-12 Recommendations & Implementation Plan……………………………………..13 Monitor and Control………………………………………………………………
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Quinte MRI case Executive Summary. The main concern of Kevin Saskiw and David Wright‚ BD coordinators at Quinte MRI‚ was addressed to ineffectiveness of the operation system at Quinte MRI. They were struggling to find the right solution for Chief Executive officer Dr. Syed Haider. Quinte MRI clinic in Belleville had 14 days patients’ waiting list for MRI scans. On other hand patients were experiencing frequent delays at the clinic due to poor communication between the patients and scheduling
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the background of the case: • State the background as you understand it • What business is Quinte MRI in? • What facilities does Quinte MRI have? Who are their customers? (ANSWER: physicians) • How long has Benton-Cooper been operating? How is business going? • Who are you in the case? (ANSWER: David Wright and/or Kevin Saskiw) • What is your role? • What is the service being performed at Quinte? (ANSWER: completed diagnosis) • How is it requested? How is it finished? • What is the “marketing
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Quinte MRI Executive Summary Brenton-Cooper Medical Centre (BCMC) has outsourced its MRI operations to Quinte MRI‚ a seasoned and highly recognized MRI service provider. Unfortunately‚ after six weeks of operations Quinte MRI’s leased MRI machine is not meeting its expected outputs as projected and is causing concern to both Quinte MRI and BCMC which has begun to lose revenue via referrals away from its clinic. Further‚ BCMC’s reputation is now at risk which could result in additional loses
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Bottlenecks in a Process Bottlenecks In A Process Bottleneck can slow down production and diminish efficiency. According to Li‚ Chang‚ & Ni‚ (2009) “quick and correct identification of the bottleneck locations can lead to an improvement in the operation management of utilizing finite manufacturing resources‚ increasing the system throughput‚ and minimizing the total cost of production” (p.1). The operation of preparing dinner will be analysis to find where the process has a bottleneck
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Bottlenecks in a Process The central purpose is to expand on the data collected in the Week one assignment and build on it correctly to identify the bottlenecks in that process. The process examined was that of daily routines and the bottlenecks present in the process will be uncovered and eliminated . There will be much efforts aimed at breaking down existing bottlenecks that can lead to process improvement and enhanced efficiency. The bottleneck in a process is to define the daily routine of
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Bottlenecks in a Process OPS/571 November 17‚ 2012 Professor Brooks Bottlenecks in a Process Week Three’s assignment reflects the data collected in week one on customer service. Several factors affecting the process design determined a defect in the system. In this week’s assignment a brief discussion on the process from week one along with a discussion of the “main bottleneck in process is the topic” (University of Phoenix‚ 2012‚ p. 4). “Goldratt’s theory of constraints will also
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Bottlenecks in the Process Joy Stanley OPS 571 Tuesday‚ January 24‚ 2012 Ms. April Fox Bottlenecks in the Process A bottleneck is defined as any resource whose capacity is less than the demand placed upon it. A bottleneck is a constraint within the system that limits throughput. It is that point in the manufacturing process where flow thins to a narrow stream (Chase‚ Jacobs‚ & Aquilano‚ 2006). An example of a bottleneck would be seating issues within a restaurant producing long wait times
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that Benton-Cooper Medical Centre’s MRI clinic has been open for 6 weeks and not performing to expectations and to the promises made by their new MRI provider‚ Quinte MRI. With referrals to the clinic‚ doctors expect to receive MRI transcription reports within two days and the current backlog exceeds 14 days. As a result there is a loss of patient referrals from doctors within the hospital and surrounding community which means a loss of revenue for BCMC. Quinte MRI must determine what is causing the
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