Assignment task: In the Petite-Nation, a rural area between Gatineau and Montreal, assume that the emergency medical clinic, which opened a few years ago, is equipped with state-of-the-art technology. It can treat as many medical conditions as the larger ERs in nearby Gatineau or Montreal.
However, since its opening, it has been observed that 95% of the patients treated there have suffered fractures, the rest have suffered from cardiovascular accidents or food poisoning.
Choose the most accurate statement based on the product-process matrix.
Options for Question:
a) The clinic incurs relatively high opportunity losses.
b) The clinic incurs relatively high out-of-pocket costs.
c) The clinic is a product-driven process so should incorporate a lot of flexibility.
d) The clinic has well aligned process flexibility with demand for its services.