Question

PA 4-6 (Algo) Imagine US is a startup that offers... Imagine US is a startup that offers high-definition 3-D prenatal ultrasounds for high-end customers. The service process includes five activities that are conducted in the sequence described below. (The time required for each activity is shown in parentheses):

Activity 1: Welcome a patient and explain the procedure. (12 minutes)

Activity 2: Prep the patient (e.g., show them to the room, apply ultrasound gel). (4 minutes)

Activity 3: Take images. (19 minutes)

Activity 4: Analyze images. (14 minutes)

Activity 5: Discuss diagnostic with patient. (28 minutes)

a. They have three workers. Suppose they are to assign activities to workers such as that each activity is assigned to only one work and each worker must be assigned consecutive tasks. What would be the maximum capacity of this process (patients per hour)? _____ patients per hour

b. suppose tasks are assigned to three workers and now workers aree able to do multiple tasks and their assigned tasks do not need to be consecutive What would be the maximum capacity of this process (patients per hour)?

Answer 1