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Module 5 Case Assignment

Module 5 Case Assignment

Q Question: For this assignment, you will need to read the Hardy Hospital Case Case Study on pages 238-240 in your textbook. Then, answer the case questions for discussion at the end of the case. • What is this case about? o The Hardy Hospital Case is about the relationship between control, cost, service, and liability. • What are you asked to do? o The case requires you to make final recommendations, including dealing with special orders based on information provided in the case. • What is the desired outcome? o You will understand the issues involved in trade-offs in opportunity costs dealing with control, costs, service, and liability.

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This case is about Caroline Highgrove the director of the Hardy Hospital’s material management who was in trouble with the variations in order sizes and order frequencies for the hospital’s stock-keeping units (Collier & Evans, 2016). There was a massive shortage in the inventory before the new set of orders came in whereas on other items the inventory was overflowing (Collier & Evans, 2016).