MANAGING LINEN AT APOLLO

HOSPITALS
PRESENTED BY- SRIJON MOITRA
NAVEEN HISSARIA-17010
SHUBHAM RAJ-17021
SHOUVIK SARKAR-17020
SABYASACHI SARKAR-17019
 WHAT IS LINEAR PROGRAMMING

• Linear programming is often used in business to find maximum profit or minimum

cost. The first step in solving linear programming problems is to set up a function
that represents cost, profit, or some other quantity to be maximized or minimized
subject to the constraints of the problem. Then define the constraints with a system
of linear inequalities.
• The solution of these systems of inequalities is called the feasible region. Graph
the inequalities to determine the coordinates of the vertices of the region.
Evaluate the function at each vertex. The largest and smallest of those values are
the maximum and minimum values of the function, respectively.
 CASE SYNOPSIS

• The case describes the use of linen at the apollo hospitals. Dr ananth N rao, head
of quality at the apollo hospitals thought that the expense of linen
management could be optimized using mathematical programming techniques
which may have a significant effect on the hospital's bottom line.
• Each bed in the hospital is given two bed sheets as well as a pillow cover; yet,
there was 2% added usage of linen owing to various reasons including linen
becoming dirty, wet, etc. Apollo hospital keeps a safety stock of linen for just two
days and any linen sent for washing is returned on day (day+2). The aim will be
to develop a mathematical programming model to minimize the overall cost of
linen direction.
 PROBLEM FACED BY APOLLO HOSPITALS
WHILE MANAGING LINEN
• APOLLO RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 250 PATIENTS EVERY DAY AND EACH OCCUPANCY REQUIRED TWO BED
SHEETS AND A PILLOWCASE (WHICH IS THE PAR COUNT). THE CAPACITY OF THE HOSPITAL FOR INPATIENTS WAS
300 BEDS.

• THE LIFE OF THE LINEN DEPENDED ON THE NUMBER OF WASHES: THE LINEN COULD LAST UP TO APPROXIMATELY
70 WASH CYCLES UNDER REGULAR WASH; WHEREAS THE LIFE REDUCED TO 45 WASH CYCLES FOR HEAVILY-SOILED
LINEN. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WAS TO TRACK THE NUMBER OF WASHES THE LINEN HAD UNDERGONE.

• TECHNOLOGIES WERE AVAILABLE THROUGH RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID), USING WHICH LINEN
USAGE AND THE NUMBER OF CYCLES COULD BE RECORDED ACCURATELY. HOWEVER, RFID WAS NOT USED BY
APOLLO HOSPITAL. ACCORDING TO DR. ANANTH RAO:

• RFID CANNOT BE IMPLEMENTED IN HOSPITALS IN INDIA AS THESE RFIDS ARE COSTLY.

• THE COST OF LINEN MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE YEAR AT APOLLO WAS NEARLY INR 400 PER MONTH PER BED
FOR JUST LAUNDRY EXPENSES ON BED LINEN.

• THE TOTAL COST OF MANAGING LINEN PER BED PER MONTH WAS INR 1,700 (WHICH INCLUDED ALL THE LINEN
SUCH AS BED SHEETS, PILLOW COVERS, GOWNS, APRONS, ETC.).

• APOLLO PURCHASED LINEN ONCE IN A YEAR. DR ANANTH RAO THOUGHT THAT THEY SHOULD INCREASE THE
FREQUENCY OF PURCHASE. HOWEVER, TIME BETWEEN PURCHASES SHOULD BE AT LEAST 30 DAYS.
 LINEAR PROGRAMING TECHNIQUES
DECISION VARIABLES
• X1 = OLD BED SHEETS , X2 = NEW BED SHEET PURCHASED
• X3 = OLD PILLOW COVER , X4= NEW PILLOW COVER PURCHASED
OBJECTIVE FUNCTION
• MINIMIZE, Z = 5X1+181.5X2+3.3X3+64.35X4
CONSTRAINTS
• X1<=930
• X2<=1260
• X3<=680
• X4<=472 , (X1,X2,X3,X4>0)
 CONCLUSION

• ON 1 OCT 2014 , THEY EXPECTED PURCHASE LINEN WOULD BE 1260 BED SHEETS AND 680
PILLOW COVERS .
• ON 1 OCT 2014, THEY EXPECTED TO HAVE 470 BED SHEETS AND 240 PILLOWS FROM
LAUNDRY.
• ON 2 OCT 2014, THEY EXPECTED TO HAVE 460 BED SHEETS AND 232 PILLOWS FROM
LAUNDRY.
• LAUNDRY EXPENSES RS 425000.
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