Professor Eliud

BU3310: Week 4 Planning and Managing Resources

Research 4.1

Aggregate Planning and Project Management

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Hospitals should ideally be staffed with adequate open hospital beds to accommodate patients. Unlike other

industries, forecasting patient load in a hospital is almost impossible. Assume that you are the project manager of the

production and operations team responsible for developing the forecasting plan in a hospital.

Write a paper that covers the following points:

Factors you would consider for aggregate planning in a hospital

Project management tools and skills that will help you better plan and manage the production and operations

team’s tasks

Cite references from the textbook, the ITT Tech Virtual Library, and credible websites to substantiate your points.

Remember to adhere to APA guidelines, standards, and formatting.

Submission Requirements:

• Submit your response in a minimum of three pages in a Microsoft Word document.

• Include a “References” page, highlighting the resources used from the textbook, the ITT Tech Virtual Library,

and credible websites to substantiate your answers. All citations should be in APA format. See ITT Tech Virtual

Library> Reference (tab)> Frequently Used Categories> Grammar, Writing and Style> APA Formatting and

Style Guide for help in APA formatting.

• Adhere to the standard English grammar, spelling, and punctuation requirements.

• Font: Arial, 12-point, and double-spaced.

Evaluation Criteria:

Click here to download the grading rubric. Your submission will be evaluated using this rubric based on the following

points:

Did you explain the factors you would include when developing an aggregate plan for this hospital?

Did you identify and explain the project management tools and skills that will help you become efficient as the

project lead for the team?