FINAL CASE ANALYSIS
Budget: $10 – $30 USD
Instructions: Your final case submission for Chesterfield Hospital should encompass the parts listed
below.
Narrative Analysis:
No more than two pages of writing addressing the issues of the Chesterfield Hospital to Dr. Prisha Stolly,
Director of Radiology. Include your recommendations based on the analysis. Some caveats to written
narrative:
• Do not re-teach the mathematical steps of your analysis.
• Do not use a question & answer format in your writing.
• Summarize & focus on results, & what this means for decision-making.
• Point the reader to your charts & graphs within the writing for more clarification.
• Bring up any questions or flaws you see in the data that may need to be investigated more fully.
• Draw conclusions & provide specific examples of recommendations.
• Weave in course concepts where possible, such as a Poka-yoke, that may be applied to the
situation.
• Proofread & correct grammatical & writing convention errors.
Narrative Sections with some tips on areas to address:
• Opening paragraph
• Forecasting Analysis
o Explain how the graph shows seasonality.
o Explain how the seasonal indices can be used for future forecasts.
o Point out the new forecast.
• MRI Machine Choices Analysis
o Explain the results of the analysis.
o Recommend the MRI Machine purchase & why.
• Process Layout Analysis
o Explain the results of the analysis.
o Describe the new process layout’s advantages over the old process.
• Quality Concerns Analysis
o Address any trends in the monthly concerns.
o Indicate whether the percentage of concerns meet Medicare requirements.
o Address the top 3 concerns from the Pareto Chart.
o Discuss how these might be resolved with other parts of this analysis.
o Provide any further recommendations.
• Closing with final recommendations
below.
Narrative Analysis:
No more than two pages of writing addressing the issues of the Chesterfield Hospital to Dr. Prisha Stolly,
Director of Radiology. Include your recommendations based on the analysis. Some caveats to written
narrative:
• Do not re-teach the mathematical steps of your analysis.
• Do not use a question & answer format in your writing.
• Summarize & focus on results, & what this means for decision-making.
• Point the reader to your charts & graphs within the writing for more clarification.
• Bring up any questions or flaws you see in the data that may need to be investigated more fully.
• Draw conclusions & provide specific examples of recommendations.
• Weave in course concepts where possible, such as a Poka-yoke, that may be applied to the
situation.
• Proofread & correct grammatical & writing convention errors.
Narrative Sections with some tips on areas to address:
• Opening paragraph
• Forecasting Analysis
o Explain how the graph shows seasonality.
o Explain how the seasonal indices can be used for future forecasts.
o Point out the new forecast.
• MRI Machine Choices Analysis
o Explain the results of the analysis.
o Recommend the MRI Machine purchase & why.
• Process Layout Analysis
o Explain the results of the analysis.
o Describe the new process layout’s advantages over the old process.
• Quality Concerns Analysis
o Address any trends in the monthly concerns.
o Indicate whether the percentage of concerns meet Medicare requirements.
o Address the top 3 concerns from the Pareto Chart.
o Discuss how these might be resolved with other parts of this analysis.
o Provide any further recommendations.
• Closing with final recommendations