David Christopher is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in three types of surgery--hip, knee, and ankle replacements. The surgery mix is usually 40 percent hip replacement, 50 percent knee replacement, and 10 percent ankle replacements. Partial bills of materials for each type of surgery are shown in the following information.
Hip replacement Knee replacement Ankle replacement
Surgical kit #203 Surgical kit #203 Surgical kit #108
Surgical kit #428
Hip part package #A Knee part package #V Ankle part package #P
Patient's blood type - 6 pints Patient's blood type - 4 pints Patient's blood type - 3 pints
a. Given that Dr. Christopher is scheduled to do nine hip replacements, eight knee replacements, and three ankle replacement next week, how many surgical kits and part packages of each type should the hospital have available next week?
b. How many total pints of blood are needed next week?
c. What are the implications of a shortage (stockouts) of a surgical kit or part package discovered several hours before the operation? What it a part package has a missing part that it not discovered until surgery begins?